Uhh...Where Is The Source?

Uhh...Where Is The Source?

[L. S.]

I can't find any source code for the LinuxPPC applications. I've been going 
around in circles trying to find ".c" files for fetchmail, sendmail, vim, etc. 
Every directory in /src, /etc, and such seems to have an "SRPMS" or "RPMS" 
directory in it which, themselves have "SRPMS" and "RPMS" directories...which 
makes me confused.
For comparison, I checked around on the internet for other Linux packages and 
found the source files as ".tar.gz" files. I also did see some kernel code on 
my machine, but not all of the other code.

What's with all the same-name directories in different locations? Where 
exactly is the source? Is this a Red Hat thing?

I feel like I'm lost in a large amusement park and going around in circles.

Yes, I'm pretty new here.

L. S.

:-| :-) ;-) :-)
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Re: Uhh...Where Is The Source?

[Gerd Knorr]

In lists.linuxppc.dev, you wrote:
> 
> I can't find any source code for the LinuxPPC applications. I've been going 
> around in circles trying to find ".c" files for fetchmail, sendmail, vim, etc. 
> Every directory in /src, /etc, and such seems to have an "SRPMS" or "RPMS" 
> directory in it which, themselves have "SRPMS" and "RPMS" directories...which 
> makes me confused.

SRPMS is hot:

macintoy root /vol/cdrom/SRPMS# rpm -qlp fetchmail-4.4.7-1a.src.rpm
fetchmail-4.4.7.tar.gz
fetchmail.gif
fetchmail.spec

The first one is the original source package.

  Gerd


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RE: Uhh...Where Is The Source?

[L. S.]

Thanks, All.

I now understand why I can't find the source files. Since the rpm-related man 
pages seemed misleading to me (--rebuild), and while waiting for more 
responses, I've been viewing uncompressed ".tar.gz" files on the Mac side. 
Therefore, and I haven't tried the various hints and directions yet. I'll boot 
over.

Thanks.
L. S.

>===== Original Message From puetzk6715@uni.edu =====
>Yes, this is a redhat thing. Though you can (as you fond out) use .tgz,
>srpms include all patch files, etc a nd a spec so the system can usually
>auto-build the software
>
>ie, rpm --rebuild will take an SRPM and make a binary RPM from it.
>
>rpm -bp will unpack it for you to play with in /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/
>
>On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, L. S. wrote:
>
>>
>> I can't find any source code for the LinuxPPC applications. I've been going
>> around in circles trying to find ".c" files for fetchmail, sendmail, vim, 
etc.
>> Every directory in /src, /etc, and such seems to have an "SRPMS" or "RPMS"
>> directory in it which, themselves have "SRPMS" and "RPMS" 
directories...which
>> makes me confused.
>> For comparison, I checked around on the internet for other Linux packages 
and
>> found the source files as ".tar.gz" files. I also did see some kernel code 
on
>> my machine, but not all of the other code.
>>
>> What's with all the same-name directories in different locations? Where
>> exactly is the source? Is this a Red Hat thing?
>>
>> I feel like I'm lost in a large amusement park and going around in circles.
>>
>> Yes, I'm pretty new here.
>>
>> L. S.
>>
>> :-| :-) ;-) :-)
>> *

:-| :-) ;-) :-)
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RE: Uhh...Where Is The Source?

[Nathan Hurst]

On Sat, 10 Apr 1999, L. S. wrote:

> Thanks, All.
> 
> I now understand why I can't find the source files. Since the
> rpm-related man pages seemed misleading to me (--rebuild), and while
> waiting for more responses, I've been viewing uncompressed ".tar.gz"
> files on the Mac side. Therefore, and I haven't tried the various hints
> and directions yet. I'll boot over. 

I was got by this too, use --recompile - it'll build and RPM in BUILD and
place it into RPMS.  Very cute!

njh


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