Jaqui Greenlees wrote:
> gcc is a required app, it has to be installed or you
> cannot even install an rpm.
That's incorrect.
> both rpms and debs are configuration macros for gcc to
> install the software ( essentially )
> they are working with only the last step, the make
> install, as the contents are the executables, but
> basic development tools are installed on all linux
> boxes as a required set of tools
You're essentially right that RPMs are a make install, but you don't
need gcc to run a make file. RPMs are a package of precompiled binaries
with instructions on where they go. They only need the rpm executable
to install. I know for a fact that I had a Red Hat installation without
a compiler on it.
Chad Martin
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