[ATrpms-users] Problems building dovecot-1.0.0-8_56.src.rpm on RHEL3

[Axel Thimm]

Hi,

On Thu, May 31, 2007 at 07:30:55PM +0900, Scott A. Hughes wrote:
> > On Wed, May 30, 2007 at 06:22:10PM +0900, Scott A. Hughes wrote:
> >> Taking the build options on the following URI as a guideline I have successfully
> >> built Dovecot 1.0.0 on RHEL4 using the dovecot-1.0.0-8_56.src.rpm source rpm.

> >> However, the build fails when done on a RHEL3 system.
> >>
> >> + libtoolize -f
> >> libtoolize: `/usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4' is serial 46, less than 48 in
> >> `aclocal.m4'

> > this is a side-effect at people yelling at ATrpms for replacing
> > packages from the system:
> 
> The pros and cons have no doubt been discussed here before, so I will refrain from
> commenting in detail, but will say that personally, I have no problem with such
> replacements. I appreciate your pro-active approach. (After all, it would be this
> thinking that gives impetus to your work on the RPMs in the first place). I too
> adopt this approach with my server environments and those of my clients.
> 
> > I'm using newer autotools than what RHEL3
> 
> Ah, that explains it.
> 
> > ships comparable to what RHEL5 ships. With autotools its always a good
> > idea to use the latest even for older platforms.
> 
> Yes, I agree.
> 
> > Still people didn't like these packages being superseeded and
> > therefore they are currently not published. I can place them somewhere
> > for you do download, perhaps under people.atrpms.net? I don't want to
> > make them globally visible again, because people will start moaning
> > about too many packages being replaced.
> 
> That would be very much appreciated. Thank you Axel.
> 
> I will send you a follow-up email off-list re' a download location.

I've put them on http://people.atrpms.net/~athimm/autotools-rhel3/
This is public, but not globally visible, e.g. doesn't automatically
install if you use ATrpms.

(I've put all packages I use, you probably only need a couple)
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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