> [ snips ] > > On Sat, 07 Dec 2002 12:52:09 -0500 "Brett I. Holcomb" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I had some time yesterday and spent it browsing the Gentoo web site >> and came up with a question about the updates. > >> how is the availablity of packages for Gentoo? >> >
> Several choices: > > 1) If you like RPM, nothing prevents you from using it on gentoo (the > disadvantages are multiple package databases and the fact that nobody > is tailoring RPMs specifically for Gentoo). You could also tinker > with the debian tools to install debian packages, if you feel > adventuresome. Multiple databases is once of my concerns and why I askesd. > 2) Download the tarball (or a binary package) and install it yourself. > Keeping track of hand-installed packages may be troublesome unless > you use something like InstallWatch. All you're doing here is a stand > alone version of what emerge/ebuild does for you in an automated > fashion. You can also record what you've done in the portage system, > so that subsequent ebuilds will be aware of the package. I use checkinstall to create RPMs from tarballs now. At least you can record it. > 3) Join the gentoo user groups (do this anyway) and request that > someone make an ebuild for the package. This isn't very quick, but > some of the developers are quite responsive. > > 4) Do a little RTFM on the gentoo site and learn to generate an ebuild > yourself (do this in combination with 2 above) - not much more > difficult than working with SRPMs, for example. Then you can offer up > the ebuild for general use and others will benefit. This sounds like the best option if a package is not available. I read the manuals and learned how to build SRPMs for Caldera. > -- > Collins Richey - Denver Area > Gentoo 1.4 system -- Brett I. Holcomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] AKA Grunt <>< Registered Linux User #188143 Remove R777 to email _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
