how to know if a rpm has support for something

[Nigel Wade]

ESGLinux wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a general question and a particular question.
> 
> I begin with the particular question. I want to know if this rpm:
> rpm -qi postfix

> has mysql and quota support.
> 
> and in general, how can I see how was compiled a rpm to know what  it is
> built on it and what not. ?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 

In general you would download the source RPM, install it and look at the spec file and the 
build configuration files. If the package doesn't support options you want you can often 
modify these to suit your requirements, and rebuild the RPM.

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Nigel Wade, System Administrator, Space Plasma Physics Group,
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