SRPMS-iso

[Pedro Fernandes Macedo]

Kc2LTO - Andrew Ragone wrote:

> What exactly are the SRPMS downloads as compared to i386…I know what 
> RPMs are [how could I not] but what are these other files?
>
The SRPMS contain the source files needed to recompile the programs 
available in the i386 isos. You can use rpmbuild --rebuild 
somepackage.src.rpm or you can use rpm -ivh packagename.src.rpm , then 
edit the .spec file so you can end up with a rpm file with some specific 
options (like I used to do with the amanda packages , as it uses the 
amanda user , but we had a real user called amanda.. so I had to rebuild 
the rpms with the backup user...)..

If you dont like recompiling , then you'll only need the i386 cds..

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Pedro Macedo