Re: Source RPM's
Steve Underwood <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.redhat.release.psyche |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Jason Dale wrote: >Hi all, > >If I have been using Binary RPM's, and then switch to source >RPM's to update my packages on the system, how do I go >about updating the RPM database so that when I run a package >query (rpm -q) I can see the updated version number? > >Plain and simple - how do you get source RPM software to show >up when you type the command 'rpm -qa' ? > Why would you expect a source RPM to show up in rpm -qa? If you build the RPM, and upgrade to the resulting binary RPM it will show up in an rpm -qa. However, source RPMs are not a part of the running system. Several users can install their own copies of a source RPM, in their own areas, and work on them. Regards, Steve -- Psyche-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list