what does "devel" mean?

[Michael Mallete]

aaaa... got it. thank you so much! :)

-Myk

>The "devel" packages for libraries include the stuff
>(like include
>files) you need if you are going to write your own
>programs using the
>libraries - or if you need to compile an application
>using them. 
>
>Basically, if you're not short on disk space, it
won't >hurt to have
>them, and if you decide to install an application
from >source some time
>in the future, you'll be happy not to have to hunt
them >down.
>
>
>
>tis 2004-08-10 klockan 11.34 skrev Michael Mallete:
>> this is very embarrassing, but i guess i really
have
>> to ask such basic question. when manually choosing
>> packages to update for my fc2, i encountered
>packages
>> with a "devel." for example, there's a
>> kdelibs-3.2.2-6.i386.rpm    and there's a
>> kdelibs-devel-3.2.2-6.i386.rpm. so which do i
download
>> and install? what does that "devel" mean? should i
>> have them both?
>> 
>> hope you don't mind. thanx in advance! :)
>> 
>> 
>> -Myk 


	
		
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