On Fri, Aug 16, 2002 at 07:58:07PM +0200, Torsten Bronger wrote:
> If I create an RPM according to one of the how-to's with having Red
> Hat in mind, how big are my chances that it will also work for the
> SuSE distribution, or others?  (I don't know how many base on the RPM
> system.)
> Or what must I pay attention to when creating an RPM that should work
> with the big distributions?Note also that there's hope of rpm being used on other systems than
Linux.
Look at
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux/download.htmlI think a good way to guess is to look at others' spec files, hardcode
as little as possible, replace abolute paths and commands with macros
if possible and accept and request patches and suggestions :)-- 
Designing in C, I find myself utilizing the Harley Davidson Design
Principle: "If it breaks, make it bigger. If it sticks out, chrome it!" :-)
		-- Marin David Condic, comp.lang.ada
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