rpm upgrade lib problems

[Ken Gillett]

I need to install a newer version of an rpm I have installed - db4 to 
be precise. I need a newer db4 in order to install something else, but 
which also needs a tweek to db4 so I have to compile it myself.

How is one supposed to update an rpm package with a newer self-compiled 
version, i.e. no chance to run an rpm upgrade?

If I try to remove the old db4 rpm first it complains about several 
other packages that require it (or parts of it). Can I just install the 
newer compiled db4 over the top of the old one? Won't that get a bit 
messy?

Is there a 'correct' way to move forward in a situation like this?



Ken  G i l l e t t

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