[asterisk-bugs] [Asterisk 0018416]: [patch] Improvements to install_prereq

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https://issues.asterisk.org/view.php?id=18416 
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Reported By:                ffossard
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    Asterisk
Issue ID:                   18416
Category:                   Addons/General
Reproducibility:            N/A
Severity:                   feature
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     new
Asterisk Version:           1.8.1-rc1 
JIRA:                        
Regression:                 No 
Reviewboard Link:            
SVN Branch (only for SVN checkouts, not tarball releases): N/A 
SVN Revision (number only!):  
Request Review:              
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Date Submitted:             2010-12-03 08:44 CST
Last Modified:              2010-12-07 12:56 CST
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Summary:                    [patch] Improvements to install_prereq
Description: 
Improvements to ./contrib/script/install_prereq
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new list of packages for RedHat-based Distributions:
gcc gcc-c++ ncurses-devel libxml2-devel openssl-devel mysql-devel
postgresql-devel sqlite-devel unixODBC-devel libtool-ltdl-devel
freetds-devel alsa-lib-devel openldap-devel curl-devel libvorbis-devel
libusb-devel gmime-devel bluez-libs-devel net-snmp-devel flex bison
subversion newt-devel

Tested with CentOS 5.5

Two packages may be optional:
- contrib/scripts/get_mp3_source.sh (format_mp3) and "install_prereq
install-unpackaged" needs "subversion" package
- "make menuselect" interface is usable with "newt-devel" package


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 (0129415) lmadsen (administrator) - 2010-12-07 12:56
 https://issues.asterisk.org/view.php?id=18416#c129415 
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Good work guys. To try and answer some questions (and just re-pose in some
cases):

External repos:

We might be able to detect if a repo is available, or perhaps print out a
note if we can't install dependencies that rely on that external repo,
directing them to the site of the external repo (i.e. EPEL, Dag Wieers,
etc.)

Which other systems are you thinking? The install_prereq supports Ubuntu
(maybe Debian) and CentOS right now I think. I see no reason not to support
additional systems if you wanted to add them.

Paul will have to answer why he is using different packages than you. It
might be a good idea to review the packages we are documenting at
http://ofps.oreilly.com in the new Asterisk: The Definitive Guide book. If
we could match up the packages there with the prereq script, that would be
great, because then we could either have people install via the script in
the book, or the install_prereq script.

Leif. 

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2010-12-07 12:56 lmadsen        Note Added: 0129415                          
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