Re: [TCLUG:15891] GTK+ and RPM

[Troy Johnson <john1536@tc.umn.edu>]

For things that require custom configuration (PHP with multiple DB
access for example) and for some of the obscure or new things, RPM isn't
an option. 

Christopher Reid Palmer wrote:
> 
> kyle matteson wrote:
> 
> > am i alone in saying i'm a fan of compiling things myself??
> 
> Well, what do you stand to gain if you don't intend to modify the source
> yourself? Barring that, or some really weird local configuration, what's
> the point? Just curious.

	<a href="http://umn.edu/~john1536">Troy Johnson</a>

"The bearing of arms is the essential medium through which the
individual asserts both his social power and his participation in
politics as a responsible moral being..."
        -- J.G.A. Pocock, describing the beliefs of the founders of the
U.S.