Robert P. J. Day wrote:
Chances are, the error is from the config script in the original source archive, and it does not know it is being compiled in an RPM environment. So it generates a generic error message that is distribution independent. The person building the package has the responsibility of making sure the development package is installed.On Mon, 28 Jan 2008, Frank Cox wrote:On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:24:52 +0530 Yogesh Patil <yogesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:checking for wireless-tools >= 28pre9... no configure: error: wireless-tools >= 28pre9 not installed or not functionalyum install wireless-tools-develif that's the solution, then that's a bug. if a build needs wireless-tools-devel, it really should be pedantically accurate about it. rday
About the only way I can see to get around it is to combine the development packages with the program/library packages they go with, eating up a lot of extra disk space for things most people do not need. Patching the config batch file to show the correct package names, taking a lot more of the packagers' time. Or educating the users building packages about development packages.
Personally, I favor educating the people building packages. But I am somewhat of a geek, and that affects my views of things.
Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
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