Re: GNOME libs 1.0.7 has been released

["Kelly Lewis" <kellydlewis earthlink net>]

You can tell make where to install files when you run ./configure.  If you
are using Red Hat, RPM will install stuff into /usr, and Gnome's default is
to go into /usr/local.  You can tell make to put things into /usr by:

$./configure --prefix=/usr

Again, I am not trying to put you down for not compiling everything
yourself, I am just trying to be helpful.  Good luck.

Sincerely,

Ryan D. Lewis

P.S.  If you do use make and make install, make sure to remove the RPM you
are updating.  rpm -e package.name.  You might have to use --nodeps.

----- Original Message -----
From: Allan Miller <sarvasiddhi@freeuk.com>
To: Stephen Gava <stevgava@netspace.net.au>
Cc: <gnome-announce-list@gnome.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 1999 6:26 AM
Subject: Re: GNOME libs 1.0.7 has been released


> I for one would appreciate it if RPMs were produced - perhaps not for
> every release but at reasonbly regular intervals.
>
> I have tried compiling the downloaded source but have got error
> messages and I am not technically competent enough to work out what
> the errors really mean and how to fix them. I have also noticed that
> compiled source can sometimes install in different directories from
> the original RPMs and this can cause problems.
>
> TIA
>
> Allan Miller
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> On 4/10/99, 4:28:40 AM, Stephen Gava <stevgava@netspace.net.au> wrote
> regarding Re: GNOME libs 1.0.7 has been released:
>
>
> > Hey all.
>
> > >   Get off yer lazy butts, and compile the stuff!!
>
> > > *wildly applauds Larry*
>
> > Actually, my own installation is from source tarballs, but I know that
> a
> > lot of folks will never install gnome at all except from rpms. It just
> > occurred to me that it might be good P.R. for the project to have bug
> > fixed rpms available for that large group of potential new gnome fans.
>
> > Of course the coders should not be bothered by this, maybe some others
> > out there with rpm building skills would be able to take that load for
> > them?
>
> > Probably just a daft idea, if no one else out there thinks it matters,
> I
> > guess its no biggie.
>
>
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