Non-native RPM or compile?

[Bob Goodwin]

On 24/08/11 08:46, Stephen Gallagher wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-08-23 at 19:11 -0500, Lars Eighner wrote:
>> I want lifeline (genealogy program). I don't find it packaged for Fedora 15.
>> I do find an OpenSuSE rpm, apparently appropriate for my architecture.
>>
>> In general, would I be better off using a non-native RPM or compiling it
>> myself?
>
> The optimal solution here would be for you to take the OpenSuSE source
> RPM, extract it, modify the spec file so that it corresponds to the
> Fedora Packaging Guidelines[1] and then submit it for package review[2]
> in Fedora. That way others can use this tool as well.
>
> [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines
> [2] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackageMaintainers/Join
>
>
        Yes, I would like a copy to try here.

        Bob