[ILUG] rpm V's src.rpm]

[PhilipQuinlan]

Hi Justine,

>>I don't know if this is the case for all the packages you got, but what 
>>you have here is a source rpm.  it installs the source code in 

OOOOOOOOOPS

I'm in error here

>>/usr/local/src/<pkgname>
>>You can either compile and install this source

This isn't what a src rpm does.  It provides the src for an rpm.
You should use 
rpmbuild --rebuild package.src.rpm
then
rpm -i /usr/src/packages/RPMS/<arch>/<package>.rpm
My bad !

the rest remains true.

>OR if you want to keep your rpm database up to date you can search for a 
>binary rpm, one without src in the title.
>binary packages are per distribution, but Redhat AS should be no problem 
>to find.

Hope that helps, Philip