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I find compiling from source to be a considerable waste of time. In a
scenario where I have none of the dependencies for Xymon, that means
compiling each and every one of them (sometimes finding that you're
missing a dependency whilst trying to compile another dependency). Also,
you're left either putting everything in one directory, or having a
complicated FHS-style install where it's basically impossible to go back
and remove it should you want to later. Also, you're generally stuck
patching your own software, which is also a hassle.
I tend to get the feeling that the "from source" people are either
old-fashioned (not a bad thing, just a way of doing things that perhaps
used to be more necessary) or must have staffing levels way above mine.
I certainly would say that one should know HOW to compile from source in
a pinch, but that it's really just not necessary on many platforms.
Jerald Sheets wrote:
Interesting... I'd do it no other way than use source.
Amazing how all our experiences formulate not only our IT "world view"
but our practices as well.
Off topic, but I found it interesting nonetheless.
Carry on. :-)
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Jerald M. Sheets jr.
On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 10:24 AM, Buchan Milne
<user-9b139aff4dec@xymon.invalid <mailto:user-9b139aff4dec@xymon.invalid>> wrote:
IMHO, using packages makes a lot more sense than compiling from
source ...
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