[OLUG] stupid question on source files

[ktb]

Both should work.  One builds and installs the other builds a binary for
future installs.  I tried both --rebuild and --recompile and got the some
results.
kent

----- Original Message -----
From: Adam Lassek <lunatik at radiks.net>
To: <olug at bstc.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 12:07 AM
Subject: Re: [OLUG] stupid question on source files


> iirc the command for a src rpm is --rebuild, not --recompile
>
> ktb wrote:
> >
> > I've been trying to download and install XFree86-3.3.6 so I can get my
i810
> > chipset to work with 'X' on my Redhat side.  I tried the binary rpm and
it
> > wouldn't update even if "forced."  Got a "can't install" or something,
it
> > has been a while.  I just figured it was a corrupted file because I kept
> > getting knocked off line and it took hours and hours to get the file.
> > Anyway I downloaded the source and tried to build that.  I get an error
when
> > I use "rpm-bl <foo.src.rpm>" to do a list check,
> > "File contains non-printable characters ( i ): <foo.src.rpm>"
> >
> > I think I set ncftp2 to type ascii thinking source files were text.
Maybe
> > this has corrupted this file so I can't build it?  When I look at the
file
> > with 'less' there seems to be binary symbols contained in the file.
Should
> > I download an src file in binary format?  When I tried 'rpm --recompile
> > <foo.src.rpm>' I just got a prompt back right away with a message that
it
> > had been created but obviously it hadn't.  I'm using Redhat 6.0.
> > Thanks,
> > kent
> >
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