[Yum] can yum install source rpms?
Michael Stenner
mstenner at ece.arizona.edu
Mon Jun 7 15:56:31 UTC 2004
On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 11:12:37AM -0400, Aaron Bennett wrote:
> Can yum do something similar to apt-get source <package> which installs
> the source rpm for a package if it can find it? I'm guessing, from the
> man yum and man yum.conf, the answer is no.
That is correct. Currently, yum cannot fetch and install source rpms.
> Is this a design decision?
No. It's a result of finite programmer-hours and higher priorities.
Nobody seems interested enough to implement it. Take a browse
through the archives (use the "site:lists.dulug.duke.edu" trick on
google to search) for a little more detail.
-Michael
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