openssh 3.7.1p1 needs a patch to compile against openssl-0.9. 7a

[Longman, Bill]

> On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 11:50, Patrick Larkin wrote:
> > Clint -
> > 
> > Thanks for the GREAT info.  I suppose this doesn't work if 
> I installed 
> > something myself from source code?  (mysql)
> 
> No, which is why installing stuff from source quickly becomes a
> maintenance problem.

The rule of thumb I've been using lately is pretty much like this:

1 - Libraries and subsystems ALWAYS use packages.

2 - Standalone, just-for-me or testing apps I'll use source code.

The big problem that RPM's address is the software dependency problem. As
soon as one of your systems becomes depended upon, you are opening yourself
up to a maintenance headache, as Konstantin has stated. With RPM's, all that
work is taken care of for you. When an update comes along, you can just use
RPM to take care of the dependencies and you don't have to mess with it.

If you want to compile from source, then get the source RPM and compile
that. You then have control over how the app is compiled but you get the
added benefits of having the dependencies taken care of, the administrivia
of where the files get installed and the configuration files not getting
zapped.

My $/50.

Bill