[CentOS] Advise on RPM vs. Compiling source

On Thu, 2006-12-07 at 07:50 +0100, Daniel de Kok wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Dec 2006 00:57:39 +0000 (GMT)
> Jun Salen <nokijun at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Need some advice on installing postfix in CentOS4.
> > Which is better, installing by yum or rpm -i or by
> > compiling from source code? What are the advantages
> > and/or disadvantages of each. Thanks.
> 
> The Wiki lists some cons/pros:
> 
> http://wiki.centos.org/PackageManagement/SourceInstalls
> 
> Your standard modus operandi should be installing from the CentOS
> repositories with yum. It is the only thing that is supported and
> well-tested. It is also the only way to automatically get security
> updates for Postfix from the CentOS project through yum.
> 
> There are exceptions to the rule, but you'll know when you encounter
> them :^).
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If you want latest Postfix - get rpms from Simon Mudd...he's been making
them available forever

http://postfix.wl0.org/en/

You get the SRPM and rebuild with extras that you want.

Craig