On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 4:12 PM, Paul Johnson <pauljohn32 at gmail.com> wrote: > I want up-to-dateish versions of TexLive, R, gnumeric, emacs, but on a > more-or-less stable base of Centos-5.2. I asked for packages in this, > but got no answers. So now I've built them and will let you try them > if you want. I used the source packages from Fedora 8 and 9. You might want to take a look at joining up with rpmrepo for distribution of packages. Folks are (sometimes with good reason) reluctant to use packages from individuals. Rpmforge/rpmrepo are respected repositories, and you'll be able to take advantage of plenty of developer expertise. -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell