[Zope] Linux/Redhat advice : RPMs vs Src for Zope development ?

[Andrew Kenneth Milton]

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| I find myself finally having to embrace that OS which is
| fast becoming the Microsoft of the linux world - Redhat.  

No that's SCO Unix (almost literally :-)

| However, despite having these handy packages on FreeBSD,
| I've personally found it better to compile everything 
| from src and ignore the packages/ports ... 
| for example, I often need to recompile Python to include
| the MySQLmodule... but generally, sooner or later I need 
| something adding or patching that was not in the package/port.

I used to be the same way. Install the package or the port.
You will find that if someone has a port for an addon it will
integrate nicely. You will also find that the port installs
most of the common options required.

FWIW I'm running python + mysql out of ports + Zope 
(not out of ports). I have had no problems at all.


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