There is a copy of rpm in the packages distribution - download the
	pkgsrc tarfile (currently around 700K)

      ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-current/tar_files/pkgsrc.tar.gz

        and extract in '/usr'. This will create a '/usr/pkgsrc' hierarchy of
        package subdirectories. If you have a direct internet connection you
        can then cd into the appropriate subdirectory and just type 'make',
        then 'make install'. If you do not have a direct internet connection
        you need to obtain the source for the package (check the appropriate
        makefile for the location) and put it into /usr/pkgsrc/distfiles.


		David/absolute

- This will be a year of low profile for the dog people. Don't do anything
- business impulsive or make any grand decision. If you plan to expand
- your or career, do it slowly and gradually. your health will be stable
- as long as you exercise regularly. There might be temptation for
- affairs, resist it - don't risk losing your relationship or marriage.

On Sat, 17 Jan 1998, Larry E Kollar wrote:

> Date: Sat, 17 Jan 1998 23:18:06 -0500
> From: Larry E Kollar <kollar@stc.net>
> To: port-mac68k@NetBSD.ORG
> Subject: Is there an RPM decoder ring?
> 
> I have Redhat's "Powertools" Linux set (the six-disk set that includes
> a snapshot of sunsite and ftp.x.org) for my 386 resurrection project.
> The 386 is still moribund due to lack of parts, but NetBSD is working...
> looks like a good way to verify that the OS talks to the CD-ROM.
> 
> And... of course, this is Redhat's distribution, so all the source code
> is stuck inside RPMs!  (RPM=Redhat Package Manager, a package distribution
> method that has caught on big-time in Linux-land)  While NetBSD has its
> own way of managing software packages, I wonder if there's such a thing
> as an RPM-to-tarball utility.  I'd hate to have to FTP source code that's
> already on a disk right in front of me.
> 
> (Now that I have this thing running, I know how my son felt the first
> time he went into Discovery Zone... he tried to go five different
> directions all at once & ended up flat on his face. :-)
> 
> --
> Larry Kollar    | Dawson County GA, Tandy 600, WordBasic pages at:
> kollar@stc.net  | http://www.nyx.net/~lekollar/
> 
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