[CentOS] Compile vs. RPM

Mon Jan 9 16:32:07 UTC 2006
Johnny Hughes <mailing-lists at hughesjr.com>

On Mon, 2006-01-09 at 14:35 +0000, Karanbir Singh wrote:
> Eduardo Grosclaude wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 2006/1/9, Peter Farrow <peter at farrows.org <mailto:peter at farrows.org>>:
> > 
> >     You can reduce still further the chances of no rpms being available by
> >     adding the DAG repository to your yum.conf file.  This adds a lot of
> >     stuff that would otherwise take a bit of finding....
> > 
> >     Becareful though, you should be aware of the possible consequences and
> >     pitfalls of updating from multiple repositories....generally I use dag
> >     to get stuff that isn't available from the standard yum repos... but not
> >     for an os update...
> > 
> > 
> > Is EVERY package intended  for RHEL (DAG or otherwise) just CentOS 
> > compatible right out of the box?
> 
> yes - as long as you match the release and update cycle ( if required )
> 
> if you come across something that isnt compatible - let the packager 
> know and let us know as well.
> 
right ... everything that is written for RHEL should work on CentOS too.

The only issue might be things that look specifically for something
in /etc/redhat-release.

Obviously, we can't put the same line that RH puts in their product, so
some installers (like Oracle) that specifically look for a string from
upstream will not initially work with CentOS.

It is usually very easy to get these to work .. look at this example and
search for redhat-release on the page:

http://www.puschitz.com/InstallingOracle10g.shtml

And it will tell you how to change your /etc/redhat-release file to
allow there installers to function.

Thanks,
Johnny Hughes
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