On 08/20/2010 10:02 AM, Bryn M. Reeves wrote: > On 08/20/2010 05:57 PM, Konstantin Svist wrote:version is recommended. >> devel means it's a development package - it has all necessary sources to >> build the package > No, it means it has headers, build scripts, symlinks and other bits > needed to build _against_ that package. Most -devel packages are for > packages that provide libraries and allow building of applications that > link against those libraries. > > The kernel-devel package is slightly different - it has the bits needed > to build kernel modules against that version of the kernel (so for e.g. > you can compile 3rd-party kernel modules or different versions of the > modules included in the kernel package). > > The packages that contain all the sources required to build a binary > backage are SRPMs (source RPMs). > Oops, brain fart. You're right, of course :) -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
