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Old May 23, 2003, 02:01 PM   #1
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Source RPMs (RH)

How can the sources be retrieved from them - like for "manual"compiling?
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Old May 23, 2003, 02:18 PM   #2
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You install the RPM (rpm -i <name>) and then goto /usr/src/redhat/RPM for the source directories. Non-redhat distros should change the redhat bit or remove it
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Old May 26, 2003, 10:38 AM Threadstarter Thread Starter   #3
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