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From: "Stephen C. Biggs" <s_c_biggs AT bigfoot DOT com>
To: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>, cygwin <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 21:09:02 -0800
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Subject: Re: Bogus hostname forcing in RedHat source RPMS
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On 18 Dec 2000, at 5:57, Earnie Boyd wrote:

> --- "Charles S. Wilson" <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu> wrote:
> > "Stephen C. Biggs" wrote:
> > > 
> > > This is a real shame, if there is no way to override the bogus
> > > hostname, because, with my port for RPM 4.0, cygwin users can
> > > rebuild and use almost all of the nifty Linux tools that redhat has.
> > 
> > I hate to burst your bubble, but cygwin is not linux.  The only packages
> > for which your statement is true, are those that have already been
> > ported to work with cygwin, or you get lucky (see below).  It just ain't
> > as simple as:
> > 
> 
> I would like to also add that discussions of RPM is OT for this list.

I agree, but this isn't about RPM, rather RPM as it relates to porting 
it to cygwin, and that IS on topic for this list, no?

> 
> Cheers,
> 
> =====
> Earnie Boyd
> mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com
> 
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