--- Will McDonald wmcdonald@gmail.com wrote:
On 09/03/07, Steven Vishoot sir_funzone@yahoo.com wrote:
hmmm... telling someone to compile programs from source, isn't that like telling them to shoot
their
own foot with their sever? Especially when they
are
having this much troubles with rpm in the first
place.
Sorry i do not get the logic behind that advice!
On balance, and if someone knows what they're doing I'd recommend compiling from source before random packages off the internet.
Though obviously sticking with the distro packages is preferable to either option, and if they don't provide what you want then packaging, testing and documenting your own would be the next best step I suppose.
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Will,
i understand your point, but the OP is not anyway near that point of compiling own stuff for use. That is what i got from the emails. to instructing someone that does not know that much will only cause more heartache for all.
Steven
"On the side of the software box, in the 'System Requirements' section, it said 'Requires Windows or better'. So I installed Linux."