On Mer, 2004-02-18 at 18:15, Ranga Nathan wrote: > On my slackware (Intel) I always used the 'configure, make, make install' > process. It worked flawlessly everytime. This way I always got the latest > software. With RPMs I have had problems and then I had to go under the > hood. RPM's are usually behind since there is a process to build the RPM > and test it.
You can do that with RPM based distributions too, but it turns them into slackware rather rapidly (ie no dependancy management, no verification, no change control) The way I normally roll an updated RPM is Grab old SRPM Install Edit spec file and change versions Add new version tar ball into sources Try and build Any patches that fail check if they have been applied or if they matter. Adjust and/or remove Build Install
