On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 06:08:29PM -0500, Steve Bergman wrote: > So, the restriction is possible because we are talking about the binary > distribution. There is nothing to keep someone from creating RPM's from > the SRPM's on a single RHEL box, and making a set of install ISO's. > Except that the result: > > 1. Would not necessarily be exactly the well tested product that RedHat > offers, since different compilers and compiler options may have been > used for particular packages. Actually, it's highly unlikely that the compiler _options_ would be different, since package-specific compiler options are always included in the SRPMs. As far as I know. In that sense there are no "secret ingredients" left out of Red Hat source packages. -- Robin
