[wplug] Installing from Source

Wise, Jeremey WISEJ at PIOS.com
Wed Jul 9 16:59:59 EDT 2003


[root at Helper root]# rpm --rebuild vim-6.1-2.src.rpm
vim-6.1-2.src.rpm: No such file or directory
[root at Helper root]# rpm --rebuild --target /usr/src/redhat vim-6.1-2.src.rpm
vim-6.1-2.src.rpm: No such file or directory
[root at Helper root]#

I thing rpm --rebuild was specific to a rebuild / validation of the rpm
database. I wanted to avoid installing from source so I could KISS and
simply do an "up2date -u -f" and know the system has been patched.

Thanks

Jeremey Wise (440)-519-6006
(CNE,MCSE,CSE)
Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc
wisej at pios.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: Robert E. Coutch [mailto:recoutch at usaor.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 4:46 PM
To: wplug at wplug.org
Subject: Re: [wplug] Installing from Source

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)
>Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc
>wisej at pios.com
>
>IBM ED PACK -Part # SB033 $4,500 ... SP Discount 11%
>IBM ED CARD - Part # SB218 $8,995 ... SP Discount 8.5%
>
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