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diff --git a/doc/FAQ_DEV b/doc/FAQ_DEV index 0385de6f594..7f2b700d284 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ_DEV +++ b/doc/FAQ_DEV @@ -453,22 +453,18 @@ typedef struct nameData requires me to know how much experience you have with the whole RPM paradigm. 'How is the RPM built?' is a multifaceted question. The obvious simple answer is that I maintain: - - 1.) A set of patches to make certain portions of the source tree - 'behave' in the different environment of the RPMset; - - 2.) The initscript; - - 3.) Any other ancilliary scripts and files; - - 4.) A README.rpm-dist document that tries to adequately document both - the differences between the RPM build and the WHY of the differences, - as well as useful RPM environment operations (like, using syslog, - upgrading, getting postmaster to start at OS boot, etc); - - 5.) The spec file that throws it all together. This is not a trivial - undertaking in a package of this size. - + 1. A set of patches to make certain portions of the source tree + 'behave' in the different environment of the RPMset; + 2. 2.) The initscript; + 3. 3.) Any other ancilliary scripts and files; + 4. 4.) A README.rpm-dist document that tries to adequately document + both the differences between the RPM build and the WHY of the + differences, as well as useful RPM environment operations (like, + using syslog, upgrading, getting postmaster to start at OS boot, + etc); + 5. 5.) The spec file that throws it all together. This is not a + trivial undertaking in a package of this size. + I then download and build on as many different canonical distributions as I can -- currently I am able to build on Red Hat 6.2, 7.0, and 7.1 on my personal hardware. Occasionally I receive opportunity from |