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install apache 2.0 - source or rpm?

install apache 2.0 - source or rpm?

2004-02-11       - By Andy Firman

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On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 10:42:56AM -0600, Ed Wilts wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2004 at 10:49:04AM -0500, Andy Firman wrote:
> > I am trying to build an apache 2.0.48 rpm for
> > RedHat 9 like this:
>
> The first question you need to ask yourself is why you 're trying to
> build this version. In many cases that I 've seen, new users are
> misguided in thinking that they need or want the latest version rather
> than concentrating on getting the current version working.

Well I am not a new Linux user, but a new "RedHat 9 " user.

I had a client ask me to do 2 things to his Redhat 9 box.
Get Apache 2.0.48 and PHP 4.3.4 installed.

I failed miserably on both and am now taking a big step back to do
this stuff on one of my test boxes. Time to learn!

>
> > A more basic question is, what is the preferred way
> > to get the latest software into RedHat 9?
>
> The preferred way is to stay at the version that Red Hat provides.
> That 's one of the values that the distributor provides - to solve
> dependency issues.
>

I agree 100%. But the client asked me for the latest and greatest.


> > Or should I really try hard to stay with the package
> > management system?
>
> rpm is very powerful is you use it as it 's intended. If you fight it,
> it will hurt you in the end.

I agree 100%. Same thing with Debian 's dpkg system.

>
> So let 's back up and start with defining the problem that you 're
> actually trying to solve, not what you 're trying to do.
>
> .../Ed
>
> p.s. Don 't take this is a personal attack - I once too thought that I
> always needed the latest release.
>

No offense taken. I greatly appreciate your comments and feedback.

How about I ask the question this way:

"If you were asked to install Apache 2.0.48 and PHP 4.3.4 on a
RedHat 9 server, how would you do the task at hand? "

:-)

I look forward to hearing how everyone would approach this.


Thanks,
Andy


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