Making an RPM Distribution play nicely with ./configure && make && make install packages

[Chong Yu Meng]

M.W. Chang wrote:

>>> Typically I also install packages that I don't bother to role into 
>>> an rpm but they are required by other components I want to install 
>>> via rpm / apt-get.
>>
>> yourself either by installing RPMs of what the package wants, or 
>> using --nodeps to bypass rpm's dependancy checking (if you're sure 
>> the dependancy is met thru some other means, like an install from 
>> source.)
>
>
> Does apt-get rely on RPM for package maintenance? Sorry, I have never 
> used apt-get before.
>
Yes, it does. I'm also using Fedora Core 1. But I'm using "yum" instead 
-- which, if not for a local mirror in Singapore, would be just too slow 
and inefficient (because it checks for and downloads all updated headers).

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