Re: [dvd::rip] RE: Benjamin's Quality Issues

[Morten Nilsen <morten@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Sigurd Stordal wrote:
> I agree with you I wish it was as easy as just using a ./install_dvdrip 
> command, but for rpm based distroes it just isn't so, and would probably 
> never be. Since every package is compiled with one compiler you often finds 
> that you can't use the rpm's available and then have to go search for some.
> But then there might be easy to use rpm packages available. Maybe one way to 
> make it easier would be to collect all the rpm's needed in one place.
>
> I really can't tell, I've been with linux too long now, and I have to admit, 
> Gentoo is my favourite distro. It's by far the easiest to install new 
> software, but then it's a bit harder to install.
>
> OK, finished ranting now, I really liked dvdrip, don't use it that much any 
> longer. Doing most from the command line these days :-)

last time I used dvd::rip, I just did perl -MCPAN -e "install 
Video::Dvdrip" (or something similar..

as for this "dependency hell" you speak of, I have no idea... then 
again, I maintain several rpms for Trustix' community repository, so I'm 
not afraid of building packages if none preexists :)

now, gentoo, I just don't get..
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Morten