up2date vs. yum

[Rahul Sundaram]

Hi

>
> apt-get does even more: eg
> build-dep - Configure build-dependencies for source packages

You can do that with yum-buildep which is part of yum-utils in Fedora Extras

> but sadly its future here is limited. NIH problem one suspects.

Nope. Real issues like lack of multi-lib capability. See 
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tools/Apt


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Rahul 

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