2006-04-19, 06:20 PM
Quote:Yes, that fedora core 5 extras thread is very nice work anyweb, i completed all of the actions described in it, and am now going back over it to better understand what exactly i just did.
I was under the impression that i was better off compiling most of my programs because I am running x86_64, and most of the rpms i see are for i386, which although they usually work, from my limited understanding, it seems like this could cause some problems, even if they dont manifest themselves immediatly.
am i mistaken? or does it not matter in the majority of cases?
In order ..
- x86_64 RPMs exist, use them
- i386 RPMs exist and are compatible, use them
- SRPMs exist, try using these to rebuild RPMs
- Source build and make an RPM to install ! that why you keep your system consistant.
- If you cant do RPM builds from source, then make sure you install to /usr/local, that way separating it from your main system.