[wplug] Installing from Source

[Robert E. Coutch]

Try this for older Red Hats:

rpm --rebuild vim-6.1-2.src.rpm

you could add a --target for your system architecture.

The build rpm will show up somewhere under a directory in 
/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/


Let me know if this works,

Bob

Wise, Jeremey wrote:

>Ok, today must be the day for questions. I have an older 7.2 box that I am
>editing scripts on and have come to appreciate the syntax checking features
>of the VIM wrappers. Running "up2date vim" -> jack squat (no surprise here);
>rpmfind.net -> vim-6.1-2.src.rpm is the only software close; freshrpms.net
>-> jack squat. 
>
>So I "wget vim-6.1-2.src.rpm" ->"rpm -ivh vim-6.1-2.src.rpm" -> goggle for
>using src.rpm and get pointers to doing "rpmbuild". No longer available.
>Search at all the usual sites (see above) and no useful hits.
>
>"man rpm" ->read->read->[eyes heavy....must take nap]->read->read; no help.
>
>HOW DO YOU ISTALL THIS THING?!?!?!
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jeremey Wise (440)-519-6006
>(CNE,MCSE,CSE)
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