The comments about having to run configure over and over, does this apply to the cdrom as well ? I have a T! at work, so if there is another way to install that would be better let me know.
--Jeff On Sat, 12 Apr 1997, Rick wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Sorry. I should have been specific. I was talking about the ftp install and > assumed he was too. > > On 12-Apr-97 Jason Gunthorpe wrote: > >On Fri, 11 Apr 1997, Leslie Mikesell wrote: > > > >> > Yes. Many have raised the issue of conflicts on install. The answer at > this > >> > point is to run configure over and over. Each time it will install > something > >> > that is needed to settle the conflicts. The problem is that the selected > >> > files aren't in dependant order. Hopefully the new project will address > this > >> > problem. > >> > >> Note that RedHat gets this right, at least on the initial install. They > >> prompt for groups of programs that generally would be chosen together > >> and hide the ugly details unless you ask to pick individual items. > >> It may be nice to individually pick every file on a unix distribution > >> but most people have better things to do. These days you probably > >> can't buy a disk that is too small to hold a fairly complete > >> installation. > > > >Okay, apparently Debian also has no problem doing this, BUT if you do an > >ftp install it will fail because of a bug in dpkg-ftp, Bug#8660 actually. > > > >If you use a cdrom or some other mounted media it will be able to > >correctly identify the package order and install accordingly. If not then > >please tell me now! > > > >Thanks, > >Jason > > > Have a good one. > > - ---------------------------------- > Rick Jones E-Mail: Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 12-Apr-97 > Time: 01:13:05 > - ---------------------------------- > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: 2.6.2 > > iQCVAwUBM08Z4Qi+Ph+i3TgpAQFopQP/cVbFLV0S2zp4g1ic1hBJo2eQ21sRMf2T > JpTXXVofD5jIroKw2yBkYoascsArV4Uz97pmb4uLuJBKOGiL42B3+J1ToYjWb60Y > 5eBT4WKMBoq0JpC6YEQ4hKCzCXooJTtGANOQs+4hpF9vEkA/QAypmaG3248RD8Y/ > 0H2cAMbwTQ8= > =sYlO > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >
