At Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:18:58 -0700 (PDT) CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > > Niki, could u tell me howto build frm SRPM? i am not good at this area and would like to learn this. Simple form (should work with most packages): # rpmbuild --rebuild package-version-release.srpm 'man rpmbuild' for more details. This assumes that the spec file does not need tinkering with. Generally you don't need to mess with the spec file if the SRPM is/was built for your distro. > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Niki Kovacs <contact at kikinovak.net> > > To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 5:11:54 PM > > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Dag's comment at linuxtag > > > > David Hrbác a écrit : > > > > > > > > Niki, > > > that's starting the flame. Compare to PLD linux... more than 10000 > > > RPMs... > > > > Well, no flame intended. So let me just add this. I'm a happy RPMForge > > repo user. No other third-party repos. I've learned how to circumvent > > the odd quirks in the repo (like: how do I use VLC and Audacity at the > > same time). And if a package is not in RPMForge (which happens, but > > rarely), well, I grab the SRPM and build it myself. I also have a small > > repo, but only for private use, so replication is easy. > > > > So let's get this straight: huge pat on the shoulder for Dag. Thanks for > > your great repo ! > > > > Niki > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/