A small note about HylaFAX.org RPMs and SuSE's HylaFAX RPMS for SuSE Linux

Although built on a SuSE 7.0 system, these RPMs should install fine on
"any" SuSE RPM-based system.

In order to build the RPM files, RPM version 3.0.5 or greater must be
used due to the use of newer RPM macros.  This is obtainable from
http://rpm.redhat.com.

SuSE traditionally has had their own HylaFAX RPM file available in their
Linux distribution.  These *are not* those files and have been
independently created.

The spec file for these HylaFAX SuSE RPMs is based off of the RedHat 6.x
RPM spec file.  For this reason there are some subtle differences between
SuSE's HylaFAX documentation and the this RPM installation.  This
installation, however, will be more consistent with the HylaFAX population
in general.

1) SuSE packages an update to gawk-3.0.6 with their HylaFAX RPM to fix
some problems that may be noticeable in the functionality of some of the
configuration scripts and other awk scripts present in the HylaFAX
source.  You'll not likely encounter them, but if you do, you'll need to
obtain this update independently.

2) SuSE packages their own coverpage and their own client, SuSEfax, with
HylaFAX.  These RPMs don't contain them.  Don't worry, you'll not likely
miss them, either.

3) SuSE uses /usr/lib/fax for the placement of various HylaFAX resources
where these RPMs use /usr/share/fax.  Therefore, if you are upgrading (rpm
-U or rpm -F) to these HylaFAX RPM files, then you will need to migrate
any custom things from /usr/lib/fax into /usr/share/fax and remove the
unused directory.

4) SuSE places a commented-line in their default /etc/inittab file which
contains an init string for the HylaFAX faxgetty daemon.  Generally the
path on this string will be incorrect and should use /usr/sbin/faxgetty
instead.

If there are any questions or problems regarding this RPM, they can be
directed to me at faxguy@deanox.com

Lee Howard