On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 01:30:32 +0200
Philipp Thomas
Only if you are unwilling or unable to understand rpm spec files and the mechanisms involved in building software packages (automake, autoconf, libtool etc.) should you use a super cluge like checkinstall.
Believe me, we don't want to steal your job but is there a SuSE HOWTO to help people build their own S/RPM specially tuned for SuSE? or just a list of things you've to take care of when building RPM for SuSE? I know this sounds blaspheme, but since hand made rpm for RH are much more popular (at my knowledge), an howto that tangentially will help people to start from a RH spm and build up a SuSE spm will be quite popular and successfull. With LSB, FHS this will be less and less an issue... but there still will be differences among distributions and where everyone places and name stuff. What I generally do is download SuSE spm, install it, tweak it enough to be able to upgrade to a newer version. Most of the times this ends up in just changing the Source field (fortunately). Some are here: http://www.webthatworks.it/docs/rpms.asp SuSE people are doing a great job on their personal space to make available newer versions even before a newer SuSE pack comes out (this should be more advertised!) but I bet they are enough busy with official packages. I bet SuSE will gain a lot of home installs (that sooner or later will turn into offices and public administrations installs[*]) if it will make easier for people to build their own RPM. I doubt SuSE central business is selling the packaged distro and I doubt people are buying SuSE just for newer rpms. BTW TY for the link to http://packman.links2linux.org/ I've to learn german ;) great links in that web site for SuSE users. [*] great job in Munchen... when are you going to come down to Italy?