At Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:11:36 -0700 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > On Mon, 2009-07-27 at 16:06 -0700, Al Sparks wrote: > > Perhaps I can use that to determine what ./configure options to use when compiling, but really, I don't see any differences in the two except some directory paths, and APR version (the CentOS version uses APR 1.3.0 and my version uses APR 1.2.7). > > > > I actually did look into specifying > > --with-apr=PATH prefix for installed APR or the full path to > > apr-config > > --with-apr-util=PATH prefix for installed APU or the full path to > > > > I'll give it a try. > > === Al > > If you compile your own apache, you lose *ALL* of the patches that > upstream has put in place, and you break the rpm-listed definition of > what the apache package is. Doesn't sound like a big deal now, right? > Wait until later... you'll definitely regret it... EPEL or apxs would be > the way to go for this... Right. The other option, if there is some specific thing you need changed is to grab the source RPM and tweek the .spec file and include your own patch(es). Keep the patch(es), along with a patch file for the .spec file someplace, so you can patch future versions. But Ian is right: you need a really good reason NOT to just use the distro provided RPM, along with whatever extras from EPEL (or rpmforge, etc.) you might need. Also: check out CentOSPlus as well, if you need more bleeding edge or whatever. > > -I > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 Deepwoods Software -- Download the Model Railroad System http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Binaries for Linux and MS-Windows heller at deepsoft.com -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ModelRailroadSystem/