samba - Apr 2004 - Update Samba - Build RPM or install it over existing version?

hi

as the subject already tells you:

is it better (and "cleaner") to build samba v3 always as RPM and
install
it or - in case of an update of samba - simply overwrite the existing 
version with "configure && make && make install" ?

normally there aren't too many changes in the paths of the 
install-scripts, so that all (old) samba files are correctly overwritten

what would you suggest?

thx
greez
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Michael Gasch schrieb:
> hi
> 
> as the subject already tells you:
> 
> is it better (and "cleaner") to build samba v3 always as RPM and
install
> it or - in case of an update of samba - simply overwrite the existing 
> version with "configure && make && make install"
?
> 
> normally there aren't too many changes in the paths of the 
> install-scripts, so that all (old) samba files are correctly overwritten
> 
> what would you suggest?
> 
> thx
> greez
hi,
i have updated samba on suse serveral times with rpm and found no 
problem but it may be different with other distros
Regards

Michael Gasch wrote:
> hi
>
> as the subject already tells you:
>
> is it better (and "cleaner") to build samba v3 always as RPM and 
> install it or - in case of an update of samba - simply overwrite the 
> existing version with "configure && make && make
install" ?
>
> normally there aren't too many changes in the paths of the 
> install-scripts, so that all (old) samba files are correctly overwritten
>
> what would you suggest?
You shouldn't ever mix rpm installs with make installs, its asking for 
trouble.  Use which ever method you used for the original install.

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Steven Kurylo