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So, my question is : If you were installing Python 1.5.2, Zope 2.1.1 and all the products/adapters to work with Postgres, MySQL, Oracle on Redhat 6.0, would you use the RPMs or go with src ? I know it may sound like a pedantic question - and that it perhaps shouldn't matter which you use - but from recent posts, it appears that sometimes RPMs work much better than src and sometimes they don't. And I'm just hoping I can avoid a few frustrating hours,
my view: rpms provide better management. you can install and uninstall with ease. and i think most rpms come with all/most parameters compiled in.
but src gives you the speed me think(correct me if i'm wrong) since it's optimized for *your* machine.. but in real life, i went with postgres rpm, python rpm, and zope src. i current;y have no hands on oracle or mysql yet.
so, i think a mix of both is in order.
Luckily, it exists :^) Download the source rpm (.src.rpm), adjust if needed, and rebuild. The install the rpm you just built. -- In flying I have learned that carelessness and overconfidence are usually far more dangerous than deliberately accepted risks. -- Wilbur Wright in a letter to his father, September 1900