Re: [Gaim-devel] Gaim, SILC and the RPM package

[Toni W. <to...@ik...>]

On Mon, 2004-05-31 at 20:29, Tim Ringenbach wrote:
> Would it be possible to build multiple binary rpms from a single source 
> rpm? 

Yes. Fe. libsilc.rpm and libsilc-devel.rpm are both built from
libsilc.src.rpm.

> I'm pretty ignorant on how rpm works. If it's possible I would 
> think the best thing to do would be to make gaimsilc package that 
> depends on the libsilc library and gaim, and just has the silc prpl. 

Yes, this is possible, if that's the way how it's done for other add-on
protocols too.

> That way one wouldn't have to download and install libsilc just to use 
> the rest of Gaim, and one wouldn't have to build from source to use 
> silc.

Yep.

>  Of course it's still extra work for those making the packages.

The packagers are who are supposed to do the extra work. :>

>  And 
> since I don't do that, or even know how, I'm not in a position to tell 
> others how best to do it. But hopefully I can at least get to the heart 
> of the matter of this thread, and this 
> (https://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=2595036) one, etc. by 
> provoking the others to respond.


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