Re: how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-25 Thread Rob Weir
On Tue, Jun 24, 2003 at 11:00:46PM -0400, Mark L. Kahnt wrote: > To me, the thought of two separate package databases (Debian, RPM) in > use at once makes me shudder, as leaving the room for each to overwrite > important files installed by the other. It is why, when I do build > software from sourc

Re: how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-24 Thread Mark L. Kahnt
On Mon, 2003-06-23 at 13:03, Bob Proulx wrote: > Rob Weir wrote: > > Mark L. Kahnt wrote: > > > I have this myself, and the installation scripts use 'rpm' to attempt > > > the installation, which on Debian just won't work, period. > > Not even with "The Gross Hack" of creating an rpmdb? The Intel

Re: how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-24 Thread Bob Proulx
Joey Hess wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > I install it [Intel compiler] by picking it apart and reassembling > > because I am a purist. I end up with a clean installation. (If > > the license allowed it I could make the .debs available. But it > > does not and so I can't.) > > Would you be inter

Re: how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-23 Thread Joey Hess
Bob Proulx wrote: > Not even with "The Gross Hack" of creating an rpmdb? The Intel C/C++ > compiler could be described using exactly the same description used to > describe IBM's db2 in the previous messages. I install it by picking > it apart and reassembling because I am a purist. I end up wit

Re: how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-23 Thread Joey Hess
Rob Weir wrote: > On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 11:21:03PM -0400, Mark L. Kahnt wrote: > > I have this myself, and the installation scripts use 'rpm' to attempt > > the installation, which on Debian just won't work, period. It *could* be > > done by editing the installation scripts to replace 'rpm' with

Re: how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-23 Thread Bob Proulx
Rob Weir wrote: > Mark L. Kahnt wrote: > > I have this myself, and the installation scripts use 'rpm' to attempt > > the installation, which on Debian just won't work, period. Not even with "The Gross Hack" of creating an rpmdb? The Intel C/C++ compiler could be described using exactly the same d

Re: how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-23 Thread Rob Weir
On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 11:21:03PM -0400, Mark L. Kahnt wrote: > I have this myself, and the installation scripts use 'rpm' to attempt > the installation, which on Debian just won't work, period. It *could* be > done by editing the installation scripts to replace 'rpm' with 'alien' > for any actual

Re: how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-21 Thread Mark L. Kahnt
On Sat, 2003-06-21 at 14:49, Bob Proulx wrote: > Mathias Peters wrote: > > i need to install the db2 v8.1 personal edition on debian. the > > tar-file i got on ibm.com only produced some rpms that are installed > > via install-skript, so i can't use alien. does anybody know how to > > install the

Re: how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-21 Thread Bob Proulx
Mathias Peters wrote: > first of all, i'm not subscribed, so please cc me to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks. Let me suggest including a Mail-Followup-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] header in your email so that people responding will automatically be directed to do what you wish? See m

how to use rpm in debian

2003-06-20 Thread Mathias Peters
hi, first of all, i'm not subscribed, so please cc me to [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks. i need to install the db2 v8.1 personal edition on debian. the tar-file i got on ibm.com only produced some rpms that are installed via install-skript, so i can't use alien. does anybody know how to install the rp