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Re: [pcp] new build dependency

To: Ken McDonell <kenj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Frank Ch. Eigler" <fche@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [pcp] new build dependency
From: Nathan Scott <nathans@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 03:00:43 -0400 (EDT)
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Reply-to: Nathan Scott <nathans@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Hi guys,

----- Original Message -----
> On 01/05/13 06:50, Frank Ch. Eigler wrote:
> > ...
> > With RPM, it is possible to pass conditionals from the rpm command
> > line (--with-FOO), which macros in the .spec can adapt to, and turn
> > features on or off.  I don't know whether DPKG can do that.  If so, we
> > could add such a knob, just for people who use these RPM/DPKG files as
> > non-distributors.
> 
> I suspect we're going to have to go down this path for the rpm
> packaging, at least for SuSE ... for dpkg I seem to be able to find
> packages.

You're using Makepkgs for all these hosts right Ken?  I guess so, and
the attached patch should do the right thing for these older distros,
lemme know how it goes (untested).

> >> I really don't want to try and build libmicrohttpd from source on half
> >> a dozen (so far) machines.
> >
> > (What OS do these run?)
> 
> So far I've come across:
> openSUSE 12.1
> openSUSE 12.2
> SLES 11 SP1
> CentOS 5.9 <- looks like I can get a RHEL 5 compatible RPM from epel, at
> least according to rpmfind.net.

Did the earlier yum repo suggestion not work out for CentOS5?

cheers.

--
Nathan

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