It's not that the distro's are not compatible. Distributions by the different vendors, i.e. redhat, mandrake, suse, puppy, etc. pretty much use the same linux kernels, libraries, and software. They are generally just different conglomerations of software based upon what the distro is aimed at. Where they do differ is the installation package. Some are more thorough and require less input from the user. The other major difference is the support software for installing additional packages.
What we're talking about are programs that during the compile process look for a specific library file of say 'needthislibrary.so.1'. Newer distro's may only include 'needthislibrary.so.2' that includes some additional features. If it is backwards compatible you just need to either change the compile/make script or make a logical link from the 'so.1' to the 'so.2' file. If it isn't compatible then you need to start searching. Another thing that occurs is that mandrake may include the library in its distro while suse may not have deemed it worthwhile, so you start searching for the library if you are running suse. It really isn't much different than .dll's used in MS. Jim WA0LYK --- In [email protected], "John Bradley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I rest my case: walt talks about all these different varieties of linux, RedHat,Mandrake,SuSe, puppy linux and Debian, > all in one sentence. I take it these OS are not compatible with each other. How the heck can u figure out what runws best with which? > > John > VE5MU >
