--- Rick Sivernell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How do you build a *.tar to rpm
You need a spec file for starters. > the xfce rpm wants a xscreensaver as dep. I have dled it & still the > rpm > complains. So I will try to make rpm od xscreensaver. Unneccesary. As long as the xscreensaver binary is in your $PATH, it will work just fine. > > [root@RSivernell xfce]# rpm -Uvh > /usr/src/OpenLinux/RPMS/i386/xfce-3.8.14c-1.i386.rpm error: failed > dependencies: > xscreensaver is needed by xfce-3.8.14c-1 Just --nodeps it, and you'll be fine. > [root@RSivernell xfce]# > > used the following > [root@RSivernell xfce]# rpm --tarbuild xscreensaver-4.00.tar > rpm: --tarbuild (-t) requires one of a,b,i,c,p,l as its sole argument > > rpm will install with --nodeps > > does xscreen server need xml gle glut to be used No, it doesn't, but all of the 3D screensavers just won't work. ===== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step help: http://netllama.ipfox.com . __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
