On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:44:54 -0400, Craig Thomas <cjtinhp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> opined: > Robert F. Chapman wrote: > > Up to about a year ago, I did everything from source. This was > > primarily due to features and bug fixes were very slow to be > > implemented in the standard RPM's. > > > > I didn't have a very good handle on RPM at the time, so I'd > > download the source and recompile. This worked OK for a while, > > but when I had to support several instances on production > > servers, this began to become a tedious job. > > FWIW > > one could compile from source and use rpms by building binary rpms > from s[ource]rpms. That should give you 'better' performance > without as much headache. You'd still need to solve dependencies, > as yum doesn't handle srpms, though. > > Personally, I've never done anything but yum [up2date,apt] install > php and never had an issue worth mentioning. > Been there, done that obsessively. i386 to 686 or P4. At the end of the day, if there is a difference it is imperceptible. The only exception (YMMV-JMHO) is the kernel. I use custom compiled vanilla kernels. -- Do NOT Send Email to <spam trap> Fedora@TQMcube,com Our DNSRBL - Eliminate Spam: http://www.TQMcube.com
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