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| DATE | 2006-06-08 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Re: rpm hell
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On Fri, 2006-06-09 at 00:13 -0400, jonathan wrote:
> we'll have to talk next week.
> friday is impossible. i'll free up some starting wednesday.
> have your next wingfest at katz's.
> looking forward to talking with you (or is it still mostly listening to
> you?)
Ouch - why don't you just kick me!
Ruben
>
> cheers,
> jonathan
>
> Ruben Safir wrote:
> > On Thu, 2006-06-08 at 23:59 -0400, jonathan wrote:
> >
> >> yes, and pissed off at the media companies.
> >> am looking to become very involved in the Free Software Movement.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Well come see me at the NYLUG Wingfest and we'll talk.
> >
> > :)
> >
> > Why are you mad at them this week?
> >
> > Ruben
> > I hope to see some friendly faces tomorrow night.
> >
> > Ruben
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 2006-06-06 at 09:30 -0400, Laurence Dukhovny wrote:
> >
> >> "Wingfest" Vegetarian Style
> >> Everybody is welcome!
> >>
> >> Come join us for vegetarian Chinese food and green
> >> tea at the 'Vegetarian Dim Sum House' in the heart
> >> of New York's Chinatown. A great chance to hang out
> >> and meet Linux-minded people.
> >>
> >> Time/Date: 7:30pm
> >> Friday, June 9th, 2006
> >>
> >> Directions:
> >> 24 Pell Street, New York, NY 10013
> >> http://www.vegetariandshouse.com/
> >>
> >> Trains: B,D to Grand Street
> >> N,Q,R,W,6,J,M,Z to Canal Street
> >> Buses: M6,M103,M9,M22,M1,M15,B51
> >>
> >> N,Q,R,W,6,J,M,Z -
> >> Walk East on Canal Street towards the Manhattan Bridge.
> >> Make a right on Mott Street. Walk past Baynard Street
> >> and make a left on Pell Street. The restaurant is on
> >> the left.
> >>
> >> B,D -
> >> Walk one block west to Bowery. Walk south down Bowery
> >> past Manhattan Bridge. Make a right on Pell Street.
> >> The restaurant is on the right.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> Ruben Safir wrote:
> >>
> >>> Are you alive?
> >>>
> >>> Ruben
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, 2002-08-16 at 01:26 -0400, jonathan wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> the way around inconsistencies in the rpm database is to "force" install
> >>>> the appropriate rpm with the option to only update the database
> >>>> (--justdb). this will prevent dependency complaints. so, if you've built
> >>>> and installed a program upon which other rpms depend, and you get
> >>>> complaints when you try to install the dependent rpms either just
> >>>> "force" the installation (rpm -i --force) or
> >>>> "trick" the database into thinking the "needed" program is already
> >>>> installed with rpm -i --force --justdb. the later will
> >>>> update the rpm database and end the dependency complaints.
> >>>>
> >>>> rpm is limited, but not as bad as all that. the problem is that the
> >>>> documentation doesn't explain much about how to do the more complicated
> >>>> things.
> >>>>
> >>>> if you want to make an rpm package you can often get or find a "spec"
> >>>> file that will let you build packages the way you want them built, but
> >>>> it is a lot of trouble tracing down the dependencies...particularly so
> >>>> because often the "dependencies" dictated by the packager aren't
> >>>> carefully thought out. the "spec" file can usually be modified to
> >>>> correct this, but it may be more than you want to do.
> >>>>
> >>>> of course there isn't a problem with "home-compiled" programs. they all
> >>>> run perfectly well - many times much better than the packaged binaries.
> >>>>
> >>>> i do suggest that, if you're using redhat, you install the "home
> >>>> compiled" packages with --prefix=/usr/local.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
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