[Xastir] New configure.ac script - RPM upgrades

[KC7ZRU - Tate]

Aye, no argument there.

RPMs are convenient, easy and neat - when they work. When they don't,
they're the devil's own spawn.

In my viewpoint, being 'forced' to learn how to do things from source is
a good thing. I learn more, I gain more control, I understand more about
how things are happening.

Plus, binaries compiled on your own system are much more likely to be
'optimized' for your system. If you get into things and tweek a bit -
even more so. Any one say kernel yet?

But alas, there are still just a few things with a complexity level
beyond my current control. For others, they're easy - but for me,
they're not - so I rely on RPMs for those packages. Eventually.

If it weren't' for xastir, I'd be NO where near where I am now! Thanks
again guys!

73

Gerry Creager N5JXS wrote:
> 
> In some cases, RPMs are evil.  Tarballs are the best way to make sure it
> compiled and loaded...
> 
> I use RPMs for convenience, but I've got a lot compiled on my systems.
> 
> I can always do a 'make uninstall' (well, not always, but most of the time).
> 
> Good luck!  I'll be looking at this someday...
> 
> gerry
> 


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