RPM annoyance

[Net Llama!]

On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, Tim Wunder wrote:
> 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.
> >
> <snip>
> Have you tried checkinstall?

No, i haven't.  I've been largely trying to avoid it simply because i'm
stubborn.

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