Re: Mandrake rpm okay for RH

["Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel Infinity-ltd com>]

On Fri, 31 Aug 2001, Bob Hartung wrote:

> Hi all,
>   I'm sure this will be considered a stupid question but:
>
>   Is there any problem with using a Mandrake rpm on a RH system?  I would
> think not but after installing a Mandrake rpm of "xpp" that clearly doesn't
> work I'm beginning to wonder.  I can find no rpm of "xpp" built for RH7.1.
>
> TIA
>
> Bob Hartung
>
Sometime they will work, and sometimes they do not.  You can try getting
the source RPM, and building it on your system.  Remove the Mandrake
rpm, and install the one you just built.  (Sometime you have to install
the source RPm, tweek the .spec file, and then build...)

Mikkel
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