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List:       linux-java
Subject:    Re: RPMs
From:       Jeff Galyan <talisman () anamorphic ! com>
Date:       1999-11-30 2:17:39
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RedHat have made available excellent documentation for developers who
wish to use the RPM packaging system in the book "Maximum RPM". You
should be able to find it at fatbrain.com or your local bookstore.

--Jeff



> James Butler wrote:
> 
> You may remember my plea for assistance for help with installing the
> JDK and all the archiving problems I had. I was wondering if there was
> a concerted effort, anywhere, to create RPMs of the latest releases.
> 
> Because my office network and CD writer, in a concerted attempt, do
> not wish me to copy any file that ends with .tar or .bz2 I settled for
> a jdk1.7 RPM and had no problems with it at all.
> 
> I know it is a bit selfish of me to ask for RPMs, and not more generic
> distributions, but if it helps anyone to put java on their machine
> then it can only be a good thing.
> 
> If someone knows of any method for generating RPMs I might have a go
> myself.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> James.

-- 
Jeff Galyan
http://www.anamorphic.com
http://www.sun.com
jeffrey dot galyan at sun dot com
talisman at anamorphic dot com
Sun Certified Java(TM) Programmer
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