Forwarding... > [[email protected] - Mon Apr 09 18:50:57 2012]: > > http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Standard-Targets.html > > Where would I communicate the request that the above standard should > include a “binary-distribution" target that deletes everything except > files necessary for a “build install”. > > For example, I would build gcc on one server, then do a “make binary- > distribution”, then rsync it to other servers, where I can to a make > install. > > To go along with this, > there should be a make target that builds a runtime-requirements file, > containing an inventory of everything that will be required for the > package to run, and > there should be a program that compares the information in runtime- > requirements with the current system to diagnose any problems that > might interfere with an install. > Thanks > > > --
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