Re: ./configure command

On Tue, 2006-04-04 at 12:15 -0500, Mike McCarty wrote:
Boris Glawe wrote:
Joao Paulo Pires wrote:

Hi Cameron,
Thanks for your answer.
I'm a end user for FC4. The real problem I have is each time I want
try some program from CDs ou DVDs from magazines, they advise to
install with './configure' and 'make install'. Is there any other
possibility?
TIA, Joao.
_



Never do this, though it is recommended. With the final comman "make

"Never" is a very big word. There are quite a few bits of software
which are not provided via RPMs.
Then package them as RPMs or find ways to make installing them
sufficiently safe not to corrupt your installation.

install" you might probably overwrite existing files which are neede by
other applications.

Q: What is there about RPM which guarantees that this won't happen?
A: Nothing.
Wrong. Unless doing something utterly stupid, in comparison to
"configure && make install", building RPMs is safe.

From now on you can at any time run commands like

yum install xine*

which will install all packages for the xine videoplayer.

Please tell me where I can get a copy of GCC built as a
cross-compiler for my new-fangled GRZ-BLATT 923 microcontroller
available as a RPM.
_Your_ new one? Then build an rpm from it.

Ralf



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