Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 02:38:36 +0100 From: Roelof Osinga <roelof@eboa.com> To: Christopher Palmer <cpalmer@jig.ordway.org> Cc: Jack James <indyjj@indy.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: files Message-ID: <36F6F09C.FE3F44A2@eboa.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9903221803260.2536-100000@jig.ordway.org>
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Christopher Palmer wrote: > > On Sun, 21 Mar 1999, Jack James wrote: > > > 1. Will Freebsd run RPM format files? > > RPM files are not executables; they are software packages (which contain > the excutables, among other things). I bet the RPM software would compile > under FreeBSD, but if not, you can always convert RPMs to tarballs or cpio > files as well. Have managed to steer clear from RPM files. But what I've gathered is that they were invented to increase user-friendliness. We slackware (and its predecessor whose name I can't recall SLR or something) use tarballed source files, RPMs are packed executables. IOW they can't compile under FreeBSD. OTOH, most RPMs started live as tarball, so ... Roelof -- Home is where the (@) http://eboa.com/ is. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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