[Zope] Linux/Redhat advice : RPMs vs Src for Zope development ?

[Jens Vagelpohl]

hi chas,

from my own experience using RH 5.2, 6.0 and 6.1 i came up with a
combination of

- MySQL RPMs
- Python 1.5.2 RPMs (these are now part of RH 6.1 out of the box btw)
- Zope src.tgz

oracle comes in its own installer format AFAIK so the question doesn't
really apply. it is tricky whichever way you choose ;)

i haven't used PostGreSQL yet so i can't say anything about it.

one warning: it seems that the very latest MySQL doesn't play nice with the
MySQL adapters, i have 3.22.23b and it works flawlessly using just ZMySQLDA
without the additional MySQL adapter packages that seem to have cropped up
lately.

jens



> -----Original Message-----
> From: zope-admin@zope.org [mailto:zope-admin@zope.org]On Behalf Of chas
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 15:23
> To: zope@zope.org
> Subject: [Zope] Linux/Redhat advice : RPMs vs Src for Zope development ?
>
>
> I find myself finally having to embrace that OS which is
> fast becoming the Microsoft of the linux world - Redhat.
> Coming from a FreeBSD background, I trust it won't be
> too much of a culture shock but have one question in
> particular :
>
> On FreeBSD, we have 'packages' and 'ports' which make
> installation of software quite easy. I notice that linux
> has its RPM's which are even more extensive - going down
> to the Zope product level in some cases.
>
> However, despite having these handy packages on FreeBSD,
> I've personally found it better to compile everything
> from src and ignore the packages/ports ...
> for example, I often need to recompile Python to include
> the MySQLmodule... but generally, sooner or later I need
> something adding or patching that was not in the package/port.
>
> So, my question is : If you were installing Python 1.5.2,
> Zope 2.1.1 and all the products/adapters to work with
> Postgres, MySQL, Oracle on Redhat 6.0, would you use
> the RPMs or go with src ? I know it may sound like a
> pedantic question - and that it perhaps shouldn't matter
> which you use - but from recent posts, it appears that
> sometimes RPMs work much better than src and sometimes
> they don't. And I'm just hoping I can avoid a few
> frustrating hours,
>
> Apologies if this question should be filed under "clueless".
>
> chas
>
>
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