[Techtalk] RPMS vs. SRPMS vs. source

[Brenda Bell]

At 14:19 12/26/2002, Glen Strom wrote:
>Recently, I started using a program called "checkinstall." After you
>build an app from source, checkinstall can convert it into an rpm. (It
>can also build slackware and debian packages). Although checkinstall has
>some limitations, I've found it to be effective for almost everything
>I've tried.
>
>You can find it here:
>
>http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/

I like it... this is a great solution to one of the problems I was trying 
to solve.  Thanks.