Re: [TCLUG:9656] Evil, horrible renamed RPM vs. SRPM

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Subject: Re: [TCLUG:9656] Evil, horrible renamed RPM vs. SRPM
From: Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 13:06:15 -0600
In-Reply-To: <CBCD992FF58ED21184C10000F8792B64089F5C@POPEYE>; from nryberg@uspsoig.gov on Tue, Nov 02, 1999 at 01:57:10PM -0500
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Quoting Ryberg, Nicholas (nryberg@uspsoig.gov):
> Bob -
> 
> What is the difference between RPM's and SRPM's?  Where's the 'gold'?

RPM is a binary only install.

SRPM is the sources, patches, and spec file to build the binary RPMS.

The gold is the source code. If a RPM does not work on your particular
distribution, you just have to grab the SRPM and compile it for your
particular distribution.
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- RE: [TCLUG:9656] Evil, horrible renamed RPM vs. SRPM
  - From: "Ryberg, Nicholas" <nryberg@uspsoig.gov>

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