Hence my comment that "a lot more" could be necessary. On the other hand, if you're not up to doing that, then you shouldn't get started in the first place. At that point, you are taking on the role of developer/packager, which is a _bunch_ of work to do right. In a number of cases, those enhancements are expected to be there by other packages, so those really need to be refitted. In other cases, that is not true, but unless you _know_, it's safer to refit them.
Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hall, Ken (IDS ECCS) Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 10:40 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: RPM question Unfortunately, I've found that a lot of the vendor packaged RPMS have local patches and "enhancements" that complicate the spec files. Often the patches have to be removed (or even worse, refitted) to use a spec file with a higher level of the source tarball. This is where the book comes in VERY handy. > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Post, Mark K > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 10:32 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] RPM question > > > This is what I normally recommend for people who are not extremely > familiar with .spec files. It gives you a (hopefully) known working > example to start > with. A lot of times, just tweaking the version numbers and removing > unnecessary patches are all that is needed. But, there is a > lot more that > could be necessary, so be careful. > > > Mark Post > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Hall, Ken (IDS ECCS) > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 9:47 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: RPM question > > > -snip- > You could also take the spec file from the old version of mysql and > use it to build a new package for the new mysql. Possibly > difficult, but easier > than starting from scratch. > ============================================================================ == If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify the sender, delete it and do not read, act upon, print, disclose, copy, retain or redistribute it. Click here for important additional terms relating to this e-mail. <http://www.ml.com/email_terms/> ============================================================================ ==
