modifying another distro's rpm for FC4

[Robin Laing]

James Wilkinson wrote:
> Claude Jones wrote:
> 
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> 
> 
> You know, depending on the application, just installing the RPM has a
> good chance of working. Linux tends to have good binary compatibility
> for userland apps. And most RPM dependencies tend to be on files or
> libraries, not RPM names.
> 
> Applications which are more stand alone and less tied into a toolkit
> have a better chance of working than ones that are heavily dependent on
> other RPMs. Bizaarely, this means that older programs have a better
> chance of working.
> 
> (Of course, you may have to hunt down required libraries and the like
> yourself.  But that's not necessarily impossible. The Red Hat series of
> compat-*.rpm packages can help here).
> 
> I have several RPMs install that come from old distros. I've never
> noticed a problem with any of the programs.
> 
> James.

This is a good reason for the --test flag.  You can just rpm -ivh 
--test {package} and see if it will work.


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Robin Laing