On 09/04/2019 19:03, Lee wrote:
On 4/9/19, Michael Howard wrote:
On 09/04/2019 16:35, Lee wrote:
What are the downsides to getting the source code and doing the
build/install myself vs. using a pre-built package other than I'm
responsible for noticing the software needs to be updated?
The latest example is ttcp
http://nuttcp.net/nuttcp/latest/ has 8.1.4
https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/nuttcp has 6.1.2-4
If I ever decide to go with the debian package I just uninstall the
software I built and .. anything else that needs to be done before
installing an official package?
TIA
Lee
You could build a debian package from the source and let apt take care
of install/updates/uninstall. Admittedly, it could be a bit of work
initially with versions so far apart as above but it is an option.
That's an interesting idea. Get the debian stuff from
https://packages.debian.org/stretch/nuttcp
and see which patches still apply to the current version of the software.
But I'm missing what letting apt take care of
install/updates/uninstall gets me since I'd be the one creating &
updating the home-built package.
It's simply a case that apt then knows that ttcp is installed and at
what version in case of conflicts or security aspects etc. If you simply
do a ./configure && make && make install or what not, apt has no idea
what you've done.
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Mike Howard
