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Re: RedHat-Athena 5.1 packages

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Aaron M. Ucko)
Tue Sep 1 22:06:29 1998

To: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Cc: Salvatore Valente <svalente@MIT.EDU>, linux-dev@MIT.EDU
From: amu@MIT.EDU (Aaron M. Ucko)
Date: 01 Sep 1998 22:05:59 -0400
In-Reply-To: Derek Atkins's message of "01 Sep 1998 19:16:42 -0400"

Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU> writes:

> Ideally, I think what we want to do is supply the actual SED script in
> the Athena RPM(s?)  and patch the file on the end-user system, rather
> than applying the patch during build-time and installing the patched
> file.  I think its a lot easier this way in terms of upgrades by
> end-users.  At least, as long as we remain using the RPM system, we
> should probably make it as RPM-friendly as possible.

Yes, that's the idea; I just couldn't quite remember where I put the
script in my install tree.

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Aaron M. Ucko, KB1CJC <amu@mit.edu> (finger amu@monk.mit.edu)

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