Now a redirect on that answer:
Why would a person use a source RPM instead of just using a tar ball?
On 22-Feb-99 Michael Trausch wrote:
> The source RPMs contain the "source code" to the software... the actual
> C/C++/Basic/Assembly code, whatever... Most Linux software is in C or C++,
> I forget which one it is. That way, when you install these RPMs, you can
> edit the actual programs, recompile them, and use your binaries.
> On Sun, 21 Feb 1999, Tom Savage wrote:
>
>> Could someone explain in simple (newbie) terms, exactly what are "source"
>> RPMS
>> used for.
>>
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