Re: Postfix again


Subject: Re: Postfix again
gus@nist.gov
Date: Mon Jun 25 2001 - 15:08:47 MDT


Technically, compiling a source rpm *should* be easy. All you have to do
is:

- download the source package:
        thePackage-1.0.src.rpm
- rebuild it (as root probably):
        rpm --rebuild thePackage-1.0.src.rpm.
  This does the decompression, configure and compilation. If everything
  went well, after potentially long time, the binary package(s) has(ve)
  been written some where (usually in /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/ppc/, it
  depends on the config). Usually you get one package:
  thePackage-1.0.ppc.rpm.
- install the binary as usual (as root):
        rpm -ivh thePackage-1.0.ppc.rpm.

That's it. Should be up and running.

If you never compiled anything you may lack some important packages, the
famous 'devel' packages, and you should get complains during the
configuration step. You may be able to diagnose which packages are
missing from the output.
If it fails during the compilation, well... Contact the maintainer.

Hope it helps,
Guillaume.

On 25 Jun, Rob Brandt wrote:
> I guess that's an option, but I'm a newbie and the idea of compiling
> is a bit intimidating. Is there step by step instructions somewhere?
>
> Rob
>
>
>>Rob,
>>
>>why don't you just get the source rpm and compile it yourself? Then it'll
>>use the libs which are currently in the system and you should be fine.
>>
>>Best regards,
>>Chris
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Rob Brandt" <rbrandt@sbdsl.com>
>>To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
>>Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 12:26 PM
>>Subject: Postfix again
>>
>>
>>> Hi.
>>>
>>> I'm trying to get my installation of YDL 2.0 "just right". It's
>>> purpose in life is as a email/web/ftp server. I want to run Postfix
>>> as the email server.
>>>
>>> I've discovered previously that the Postfix rpm provided on the Tasty
>>> Morsels CD is dependant on libraries that are newer than what's
>>> distributed with YDL 2.0 (initscripts and setup, if I remember
>>> right). I got postfix installed by finding newer versions of the
>>> above at rpm find and installing them. The only ones available that
>>> were new enough were from the Mandrake Cooker project, and after
>>> installation linux now thinks it's a Mandrake installation and the
>>> keyboard mapping is all messed up. I had some other things I wished
>>> I'd done differently on installation, so I decided to just start over.
>>>
>>> That done, I'm now back at wanting postfix. I'm looking for options
>>> on how to proceed.
>>>
>>> * If there's a version out there that's old enough to use libraries
>>> distributed with YDL 2.0, I'd use it. Can't find it on rpmfind. Can
>>> anybody point me to one?
>>> * We're almost to June 29th - will the downloadable distribution be
>>> identical to the YDL 2.0 discs I've already got, or will there be
>>> updated libs or an updated postfix?
>>> * What about YUP? I've tried it a couple of times and it fails - I
>>> assumed that meant that the update files weren't available yet but I
>>> see messages from others here that indicates it's working - when YUP
>>> works, will it deliver updated libs or an updated postfix?
>>> * Any other options I haven't thought of.
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> Rob
>>
>>
>>
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