He could be using an older distro that never will have it in the repos. I think the bigger question is how will he update it once an update is released if he does compile it, and a I see it that remains unanswered, as I too share the same question.
I never trust version X.00, as it is never long before the fixes make it X.01 On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 11:24 PM, Robert Heller <hel...@deepsoft.com> wrote: > At Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:20:40 -0700 Zane Zakraisek <doublez...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> I'm pretty new to compiling software, although I would rather compile my >> own Samba 4.0.0 server rather than wait for it to become available in the >> repositories of my distribution. How do you update compiled software. Like >> if I compile and install Samba 4.0.0, and then 4.0.1 comes out, Is there a >> way to update to that without starting from scratch and having to rebuild >> my domain? Thanks > > Most (all?) Linux distributions include a compiled version of Samba as > part of the distriution's software repository. Check to see what your > distribution makes available. > > > -- > Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 / hel...@deepsoft.com > Deepwoods Software -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ > () ascii ribbon campaign -- against html e-mail > /\ www.asciiribbon.org -- against proprietary attachments > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba