Re: [SLE] 8.2 Mailman RPM on 8.1 system?

From: Philipp Thomas (philipp.thomas_at_t-link.de)
Date: 07/24/03

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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 19:46:29 +0200

    jrn@oregonhanggliding.com (Jim Norton) [23 Jul 2003 21:48:47 -0700 (PDT)]:

    >I am trying to update Mailman on my 8.1 system and I've found an RPM that is
    >listed as being for 8.2.
    >
    >Would I run into problems installing this RPM onto my 8.1 system?

    You could. SuSE Linux 8.2 uses a newer glibc, so programs from 8.2 won't
    necessarily run on 8.1. To be on the safe side, grab the .src.rpm, install
    it and recompile using 'rpm -bb'. That way you get an rpm that will
    perfectly fit your system.

    Philipp 

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