Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 20:44:47 -0500 From: W Gerald Hicks <wghicks@bellsouth.net> To: roelof@eboa.com Cc: cpalmer@jig.ordway.org, indyjj@indy.net, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: files Message-ID: <19990322204447G.wghicks@wghicks.bellsouth.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 23 Mar 1999 02:38:36 %2B0100" <36F6F09C.FE3F44A2@eboa.com> References: <36F6F09C.FE3F44A2@eboa.com>
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/usr/ports/misc/rpm Cheers, Jerry Hicks wghicks@bellsouth.net From: Roelof Osinga <roelof@eboa.com> Subject: Re: files Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 02:38:36 +0100 > 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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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