Re: (fwd) Converting Package From Debian To RedHat

[Heiko Schlittermann <heiko@os.inf.tu-dresden.de>]

M.Boekhold wrote ...
: 
: >What would I need to do if I want to convert software package
: >that is compressed in debian format to Redhat format?  I know
: >that RPM is the solution, but how?  For instance, if I have
: >a g77_0.5.19.1-1.deb package and would like to convert it to
: >a Redhat package, g77_0.5.19.1-1.rpm, so that I can use the
: >RPM to manage the installation.

Another solution:  Install Debian and use the Debian rpm-Package
to import the packages not found in Debian from RedHat ;-)

Heiko
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