[plt-scheme] availability of RPM for RH 8.0 and DrScheme 203

In general, you want to avoid a dependency on the PLTHOME environment
variable when installing the rpm, I think. 

Robby

At Wed, 12 Mar 2003 20:24:17 -0500 (EST), Paul T. Graunke wrote:
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> 
> The problem was that I, the RPM builder, had PLTHOME set to *my* 
> /home/ptg/plt directory, which caused setup-plt and installation
> stuff to mess with my installation instead of the RPM one.
> If the PLTHOME variable is not set, the default /usr/local/lib/plt
> (or something like that) is used.  If the RPM will install somewhere
> else, PLTHOME might need to point to the plt directory.  It may
> need to point to different places when building in one location and
> (post)installing somewhere else.
> 
> Paul
> > 
> >   For list-related administrative tasks:
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> > 
> > I'm not sure.  Paul Graunke, who did the RPMs we used to distribute, had
> > these lines in the spec file:
> > 
> > 	unset PLTHOME
> > 	export PLTHOME
> > 
> > Unfortunately, he's out of reach until next Monday, so we can't ask him
> > for further illumination until then.
> > 
> > -- Paul
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: plt-scheme-admin at list.cs.brown.edu [mailto:plt-scheme-
> > > admin at list.cs.brown.edu] On Behalf Of Jenkins, Steven
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 2:13 PM
> > > To: Jenkins, Steven; Paul Steckler; plt-scheme at list.cs.brown.edu
> > > Subject: RE: [plt-scheme] availability of RPM for RH 8.0 and DrScheme
> > > 203
> > > 
> > >   For list-related administrative tasks:
> > >   http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-scheme
> > > 
> > > I've kicked the tires on his package a few times, and I'm comfortable
> > > with it at this point, with one exception: what should the default
> > > PLTHOME environment variable value be?
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Steven
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jenkins, Steven
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 1:54 PM
> > > To: Paul Steckler; plt-scheme at list.cs.brown.edu
> > > Subject: RE: [plt-scheme] availability of RPM for RH 8.0 and DrScheme
> > > 203
> > > 
> > >   For list-related administrative tasks:
> > >   http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-scheme
> > > 
> > > 
> > > He's still hashing out some issues with the binary rpm.  I'll send a
> > > note to the list as soon as it's ready.
> > > 
> > > Steven
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Paul Steckler [mailto:steck at ccs.neu.edu]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 1:46 PM
> > > To: Jenkins, Steven; plt-scheme at list.cs.brown.edu
> > > Subject: RE: [plt-scheme] availability of RPM for RH 8.0 and DrScheme
> > > 203
> > > 
> > > Steven,
> > > 
> > > 	Can you give me a pointer to your RPM?
> > > 
> > > 	It may be a few days before I can put it up.
> > > 
> > > -- Paul
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: plt-scheme-admin at list.cs.brown.edu
> > > [mailto:plt-scheme-admin at list.cs.brown.edu] On Behalf Of Jenkins,
> > > Steven
> > > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 6:03 PM
> > > To: plt-scheme at list.cs.brown.edu
> > > Subject: [plt-scheme] availability of RPM for RH 8.0 and DrScheme 203
> > > 
> > > 
> > > A student of mine has put together an RPM for RH 8.0 & DrScheme 203.
> > > I've not had a chance to look over it yet, but assuming it does the
> > > right thing, is there a place on the PLT/Drscheme sites he could
> > > upload
> > > it?
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Steven
> > > 
> > 
> 
>