1 This is the readme for RPM version 2.2.9, written by
2 <Kristof.Depraetere@rug.ac.be>
6 First make sure you have at least IXEmul v45.0 installed.
7 These packages are needed to be able to compile rpm:
12 These extra packages are needed to run rpm:
17 These are the things you'll have to do to install this package.
19 * cd <your-build-directory>
20 * tar -xzvf rpm-2.2.9-src.tar.gz
22 * configure --prefix=/gg
26 Now it's time to edit the file "gg:lib/rpmrc" to correspond to your
27 system setup. Change the following entry:
28 * topdir: /place/to/store/RPM/packages
29 Make sure <tmppath> points to a _harddisk_ directory (the ram disk doesn't
30 allow the use of softlinks):
31 * tmppath: /place/on/your/hard/disk
32 Add the following entry:
33 * builddir: /place/where/RPM/will/build/packages
35 It is recommended to let <topdir> and <builddir> point to two different
38 Now create the following directories in <topdir>:
45 Create the "rpm" directory in "gg:lib".
48 Now it's time to initialise the rpm database with:
53 Please contact me <Kristof.Depraetere@rug.ac.be> if you experience
54 any problems with or find bugs in this package.
56 Please remember: "A bug not know of is a bug not fixed".