I wanted to put in a thanks as well. I've been using RedHat since 5.2, and had no clue about the rpm-build feature. I just figured that the source rpms were a different way to distribute the source for folks who don't like tar. I didn't know that you could create your very own rpm out of them!
Thanks for the lesson! One thing I love about linux is that I get to continue learning constantly. :) Ben ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Hooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 3:35 PM Subject: Re: VNC 3.3.7 and RH8 install > Mike Taggart said: > > William, > > > > Thank you for the link and the info for my question. All of this is > > very new to me - and when you mentioned " The same way you install any > > other RPM " below - that really made no sense what-so-ever -> never done > > it before. But, i did follow the link and did read what it had to say > > and I should be able to follow the instructions given. > > No problem, just pointing you in the direction of the documentation. > > > As for compiling the "src.rpm" -> sorry, I'm lost - no idea on what you > > are referring to. > > Sorry about that, I (mistakenly) thought that was covered there, too. > Basically you get a src.rpm package (for VNC at > http://www.realvnc.com/dist/vnc-3.3.7-1.src.rpm ) and (as root) use the > "rpmbuild" command: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# rpmbuild --rebuild vnc-3.3.7-1.src.rpm > > Toward the end you will see a line that says "Wrote: " and then a path. > That is the binary RPM that was build. VNC should end up in > "/usr/src/redhat/RPM/i386/vnc-3.3.7-1.i386.rpm". As always "man rpmbuild" > and "rpmbuild --help" will give you more info. > > Oh, and depending on your install, you might have to install the rpm-build > package and it's dependencies. > > > I don't mean to sound ignorant, I simply don't understand what you mean > > - I'm learning as I go - I've only used RH8 now for 3 days and am > > getting around - slow, but am getting around. > > > > Regards, > > > > Mike > > No problem, we have all been there. My philosophy is to give you the > resources to answer your own question, that way you learn a lot more. > > -- > William Hooper > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
