Re: next debian stable ?
On Tue, Apr 29, 2003 at 09:00:22PM -0500, David Krider wrote:
> nate wrote:
> >Carl Fink said:
> >
> >
> >>Not sure I agree. I just got a request for version 4 of mysql on a server
> >>I admin. I have the choice of saying "wait up to forever" or switching to
> >>a version of Debian defined as non-stable.
> >
> >or compile from source
>
> But if you're doing this to support an Apache web server, it gets to be
> a BIG mess very quickly. I've only done a from-source build of Apache,
> MySQL, PHP, and Perl once, and I won't do it again.
A compromise solution: download the debian sources for apache, apply
any patches (if needed), compile, install. Voila, customisation of
building locally combined with the ease and safety of debian package
management.
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Nathan Norman - Incanus Networking mailto:nnorman@incanus.net
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