Re: src.rpm and i586.rpm


Subject: Re: src.rpm and i586.rpm
From: Eric Fortner (emf33@gci.net)
Date: Sat Apr 06 2002 - 17:31:49 AKST


Rpm file with src.rpm are the source files for the package you want to install or in that
case recompile:

if you want to upgrade mod_ssl-xxx > mod_ssl-xxx>than old use

rpm -Fvh mod_ssl_xxx.new.package.number.rpm

if you want to compile that package from source/src.rpm then

rpm --rebuild --target i686/or whatever mod_ssl-xxxx.src.rpm

the cd /usr/src/redhat/RPMS > one of these dirs i386 i486 i586 i686 etc.......

no you don't need both of them one or the other will do.....

but after a compiled source then do rpm -Uvh the packages......

emf

> I've got an rpm question.
>
> I wanted to upgrade mod_ssl from 2.8.4 to 2.8.7. I downloaded the
> mod_ssl-2.8.4-2mdk.src.rpm and tried to install it using "rpm -uvvh
> mod_ssl-2.8.7-2mdk.src.rpm". Nothing happened, then I tried using the
> rpm -ivvh command, and nothing happened again.
>
> Finally I did an "rpm -e mod_ssl.2.8.4-2mdk.src.rpm". That got rid of my
> old mod_ssl. When I tried to install 2.8.7 (using the .src.rpm) after that,
> the install didn't take, at least that is how it appeared to me.
>
> Then I "rpm -ivvh mod_ssl-2.8.7-2mdk.i586.rpm". Did an rpm -qi mod_ssl, and
> it tells me that 2.8.7 is being used, so I'm happy.
>
> So my question... what is the difference between an .i586 rpm and a
> .src.rpm? Are they both required, and did I just get lucky by installing
> them in the proper order? Apache is working and serving up https, so I
> think everything went ok. Thanks.
>
> Chris.
>
>
>
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