Re: Gnome/Linux Application Installer

["Brandon S. Allbery" <allbery hilfy ece cmu edu>]

In message <6FFC44A65DE7D111B05400600890447C04BD3B@ex01.bhi-erc.com>, "Fox, Kev
in M" writes:
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| Hmm, Nonrelocatable rpms (I think) are a result of how the program inside
| the rpm was made. I have seen paths hardcoded into programs before. This
| meens a binary RPM cant be relocated. 
+--->8

My point was that (contrary to claims by some) *most* binary packages aren't 
relocatable without some work.  RPM requires a package that can be relocated 
to declare the relocateable prefixes it is prepared to cope with.  Some do, 
many don't (including some which can be relocated easily by means of 
environment variables or etc.).

RPM also supports multiple relocatable paths, so a package can be installed in 
such a way as to fit into an /opt/app setup or a /usr/* setup if it supports 
relocation fully.

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