Re: [tbox-l] Another toolbox request

[David C. <cl...@au...>]

Kevin,

The issue with our distributing open source packages really isn't the building
or packaging of the images; it is a legal question.  We cannot distribute open
source packages -- whether just a version update or (even rarer) a new
package -- without extensive review and approval from the legal group.
So having it built externally doesn't help get it onto our own site, but
thanks for the offer.

Note that this doesn't stop anyone from building packages themselves and
sharing them with each other directly (though I know that's not what you were
asking).  Or even making their own images publicly available somewhere, from an
independent site of their own.

------

Changing the subject:
I haven't tried it, but I was just thinking that the same approach should
be possible to convert a Bull freeware image from installp format to rpm,
although there is probably less incentive to do so since they are already
nicely packaged up.  Since they are in .bff format, it would be a matter of
using the 'restore' command rather than un-tarring them.  Still, if they're
already in installp format, there's not much reason to.
Also: I discovered that you can completely omit the %prep and %build keywords
from that sample spec file I sent, since those sections are empty.  I had just
assumed they were always required, but they aren't.  (Not that there's any
harm in keeping them there either).

-- 
David Clissold
cl...@au...

On Tue, Aug 03, 2004 at 09:06:12AM -0500, Shortt, Kevin wrote:
> 
> David, 
> 
> Your idea for Mike is a great one.
> 
> If I do this, can I offer my rpm as a submission to the Toolbox for others
> to benefit from?
> (ala...Steve Christensen does this at www.sunfreeware.com with Solaris
> Packages)
> 
> Opening this channel could make the Toolbox bigger and stronger for those
> using and depending on it.
> 
> -k
>