Journal Journal: First Moderator Points
Woot! I received my first 5 moderator points and decided to use them quickly on the next most recent articles. I tried to focus on unmoderated posts, so I could get the ball rolling for posts I felt were relevant. I used only +1s and only one 'Funny'.
Journal Journal: Howdy...
As a long time lurker, I've recently decided to try to get myself up to moderator status. If you see my tucked-away comments, please take a moment to read it, judge me and twiddle my karma.
Comment Re:--No-Deps (Score 1) 863
Yeah, I guessing forcing you into using src rpms is a bit Big Brother-ish, but then again, this is Redhat we're talking about. :)
However, I'm only typically finding dependency problems with my src compiled libraries. It's a huge mess trying to use something like up2date when a key library isnt registered with rpm. I think that part of using a package manager is playing nicely with it. That's sorta the price of the convenience.
If, for the "skeletal" libraries, you force yourself to use src rpms, then you shouldnt have too much issue with the userland applications that are hard to find in rpm. If there's no rpm for the library in question, then your chances of having dependency issues with that library are next to nil in the first place.
Basically, if you use rpms where they are available, then you shouldnt have dependency problems.
However, I'm only typically finding dependency problems with my src compiled libraries. It's a huge mess trying to use something like up2date when a key library isnt registered with rpm. I think that part of using a package manager is playing nicely with it. That's sorta the price of the convenience.
If, for the "skeletal" libraries, you force yourself to use src rpms, then you shouldnt have too much issue with the userland applications that are hard to find in rpm. If there's no rpm for the library in question, then your chances of having dependency issues with that library are next to nil in the first place.
Basically, if you use rpms where they are available, then you shouldnt have dependency problems.
