On Wednesday 25 February 2004 15:46, Alphonse Ogulla wrote: > On Tuesday 24 February 2004 15:47, joseph mpora wrote: > > There is something that has always puzzled me. Programs compiled from > > source give me so much trouble while working under redhat. I have used > > redhat (6.2,7.2 and now 9.0) for a long time but I have always have > > trouble compiling 2 out of every 3 programs I compile from scratch. > > > > Funny enough the programs in question (eg bash 2.05b) compile > > beautifully under slackware 9(the only other linux distro I have used > > for a reasonable period) > > > > Is there anyone else using a linux distro for development? Which distros > > have given you guys the least trouble compiling programs from source? > > > > To lug-admin: am still getting double posts! you ignored all my posts on > > this matter so I will assume it CAN NOT be fixed? > > > > Joseph > > Not recommended. Compiling and installing apps from source might break your > system in future i.e cause dependency hell when trying to install newer > packages at a later stage. Its advisable to instead create a package from > the source and then install it to maintain system integrity.
dependency hell; yes especially when using RPM based package management on bastardised distros. Its not difficult to create your own packages. Follow the pointers below to get going. Deb packages http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Debian-Binary-Package-Building-HOWTO/ RPM packages http://www.rpm.org/RPM-HOWTO/ -- Alphonse Ogulla, Nairobi, Kenya Proud Debian user & admin --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
