ViMan
12-23-2003, 04:37 AM
I know that there are many programs such as EzRPM, apt4rpm, as well as dependency resolvers such as Portage and apt, but I was wondering if there is any program that when given an RPM or .tar.gz or .deb it would analyze the file and download the necessary files (not programs) and then install the program with its dependencies to any directory I wanted. For example, if I downloaded the program X which needs the libraries Y and Z which are located in the program S, I want the program to download only Y and Z and not download and install S. It would then install the program X with Y and Z to any location I wanted. It's kind of like having the program with all the libraries it depends on in a single package which contains all it's dependencies and which I can install anywhere so I don't have to touch /usr/. This would be especially useful for programs that rely on older libraries. Thanks for your time...