RPM annoyance

[Tim Wunder]

Net Llama! wrote:
> Bill, i appreciate & value your input & suggestions, so please don't take
> this the wrong way.  I'm not criticizing you, just the overall basic
> problem.
> 
> If i wanted to start screwing around with random config files, i'd just
> use the tarball, and not the SRPM.  That is supposed to be the beauty of
> SRPMs, in that you have a relatively brain-dead build process.  If i have
> to stat picking apart the package to 'fix' it, i might as well just go
> with the tarball, which i know build just fine, and installs just fine.  I
> just would prefer to have some kind of package management in place.
> 
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Have you tried checkinstall?