Michael MacIsaac wrote:
Hello list,A developer told me I could "git" his code at a certain URL. Not wanting to admit that I've never used git, I decide to try it. -) I log onto a SLES 10 SP2 s390x Linux (with application development RPMs installed) and look for git => not found -) I search for git through yast => not found -) I google the Web and find a source RPM and try to build it using my limited knowledge of how to do that ==> # rpmbuild -bb git.spec error: Failed build dependencies: asciidoc is needed by git-1.5.6.5-9.1.s390x curl-devel is needed by git-1.5.6.5-9.1.s390x sgml-skel is needed by git-1.5.6.5-9.1.s390x xmlto is needed by git-1.5.6.5-9.1.s390x openssl-devel is needed by git-1.5.6.5-9.1.s390x
The next step is to install those and try again.
So, using git is harder than I hoped it would be. Has anyone used git on s390x? Is there an easier way? Thanks.
To build any package, you need the libraries it uses. rpm is telling you what is needed. Sometimes, some of those packages are optional in the eyes of the developer, but that might not be reflected in how your packager sees it. Building the tarball probably won't be easier (and btw, you have it, it's part of the src.rpm you're trying to rebuild). -- Cheers John -- spambait [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Advice http://webfoot.com/advice/email.top.php http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 You cannot reply off-list:-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
