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Re: /usr/sbin/alternatives and postfix from source

From: Patrick Ben Koetter (pstate-of-mind.de)
Date: Thu Mar 31 2005 - 09:47:03 CST


* Victor Duchovni <Victor.DuchovniMorganStanley.com>:
> > Yeah, i know it works with rpms. I am building from source. I have been a
> > linux user for a while, but I am trying to better/teach myself by getting
> > more down and dirty. Plus building from source makes it easier to customize
> > (for me). I would have chosen a different distribution, or at least one that
> > was more barebones, but fedora and RHAS were the only options for my VPS
> > provider. I am not knocking red hat/fedora, it works great for my home
> > desktop, it just has caused dependency hell when customizing for me.
> >
>
> Perhaps start with the SRPM and customize from there, build and install
> an RPM.

That's exactly what I do. I get the convenience of using the SRPM build
commands and build only what I need.

prick

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