Re: [squid-users] configuring Eliezer RPMs for CentOS 6 for SMP

On 05/16/2014 06:47 PM, Fernando Lozano wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I don't quite agree with you. Let me expose my views so each member of
> the list can weight pros and cons:
>
>> >Not answering this thread, but would like to ask some related points
>> >for anyone who may be listening in:
>> >
>> >1. RPMs.
>> >
>> >For practically everything else, I use RPMs for installation. For
>> >Squid, I've moved away from this approach. Standard RPMs still provide
>> >only 3.1.10. Non-standard RPMs, you have no idea where the next one is
>> >coming from, or whether it suits your needs. If you compile-your-own,
>> >you get the version you want, anytime you want
> In my experience using "unofficial" rpms from the community is way
> better than compile-your-own. More people try, test and fix unofficial
> rpms than your own build. When you get someone providing those RPMs for
> many releases, lie Eliezer, you can trust it almost like the "official"
> community packages from your distro.
>
> Besides, in the rare occasions you really need a custom build you can
> start from the SRPM and still get dependency management, integrity
> verification and other RPM/yum features that you loose then you
> compile-your-own.
>
> Better to help improve the RPM packages for the benefit of all the
> community than selfishly wasting your time on a build only for yourself.

+1. administrators that run production proxies usually want
stability and the fact that numerous others use it is a reason to trust
the stability.

The statement that RPMs add an unnecessary component that may need debugging
is utter nonsense.

Marcus
Received on Sat May 17 2014 - 20:32:50 MDT