That was my first impression, too. I tried to install a RPM for a different package the other day and ended up pulling my hair out! Of course, one needs to have a C compiler installed!

Jim Smith

From: Josh Luthman [mailto:josh at imaginenetworksllc.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 6:04 PM To: hobbit at hswn.dk Subject: Re: [hobbit] aix help

Why do you bother with the RPM? Wouldn't it be easier to compile it from source?

Josh

On 11/28/07, Rebecca Henderson < rebecca_henderson at link.freedom.com <mailto:rebecca_henderson at link.freedom.com> > wrote:

I'm trying to install the RPM for AIX client for hobbit and It complains about

/bin/bash is needed by hobbit-client-4.2.0-7.aix5.3.re

/bin/sh is needed by hobbit-client-4.2.0-7.aix5.3.re

libc.a(shr.o) is needed by hobbit-client-4.2.0-7.aix5.3.re

they are all there, can anyone help with this?

Thanks in advance,

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On Thursday 29 November 2007, Smith, Jim wrote:

That was my first impression, too. I tried to install a RPM for a different package the other day and ended up pulling my hair out! Of course, one needs to have a C compiler installed!

If you want a precompiled hobbit client: http://www.docum.org/twiki/bin/view/Hobbit/HobbitClients

Untar and run :)

Stef