[XML-SIG] Redhat RPM for PyXML 0.8.2?

Martin v. Löwis martin@v.loewis.de
24 Mar 2003 07:37:44 +0100


Craeg K Strong <cstrong@arielpartners.com> writes:

> My Red Hat 8.0 system comes with PyXML 0.7.1 installed as an RPM.
> there is also a bunch of printconf stuff that depends on PyXML. Can
> anyone give me advice on how to upgrade to PyXML 0.8.2? - Is there a
> redhat RPM available anywhere?

Not that I know of.

> - Is there someone I can beg and plead to make one for me :-)

You can make it yourself. Unpack the source distribution, and invoke
"python setup.py bdist_rpm".

> - Has someone else gone through the pain of "RPM-hell" and manually
>    updated without losing the ability to print or compromising other system
>    software?

I would advise against this. Just build an RPM and install it.

Regards,
Martin