There are reasons for most people to use Ubuntu alike: http://www.playdeb.net/software/flightgear
Anyway a jenkins Linux build would be interesting, altough I use the download&compile script. --- On Thu, 11/29/12, Renk Thorsten <thorsten.i.r...@jyu.fi> wrote: > From: Renk Thorsten <thorsten.i.r...@jyu.fi> > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] Musings on FG on Linux/Windows > To: "FlightGear developers discussions" > <flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Thursday, November 29, 2012, 8:59 AM > Me asking a genuine question: > > > Why do I need to make a song and dance to get the last > stable under > > Linux when it works no fuss under Windows? Are we > genuinely unable to > > provide a working generic 32 and a 64bit set of > binaryies for Linux? I > > know that lib paths and versions are different across > distribtions, but > > can't one simply compile the thing static? > (...) > > I am genuinely at a loss here. A normal Linux user has > practically no > > change to get last stable on his box running if it > isn't in his distro - > > a normal Windows user gets everything nice and > streamlined. > > Me accepting an explanation given: > > > This sounds very neat, and if this works in practice, > then I take my > > comment back - being able to get an rpm for any major > Linux distribution > > would be equivalent to the Windows installer in terms > of usability. > > Me being painted as if I'd just complain because I can't get > first-grade service: > > > Yes, it would still be nice to have a universal build. > And I guess, > > ThorstenR (and probably others) think we're therefore > doing a lousy job > > and should just spend more time on FG - like work full > time to provide > > you the perfect service that you clearly all deserve > (and for free, of > > course) :) > (...) > > Finally, something funny. ThorstenR complained about > FG2.8 not being > > available for Fedora 17 (it "only" provides 2.6). Well, > yes, too bad. > > FYI: I genuinely do not know how difficult it is to compile > a static binary and put it on our website for download. I > consider asking why this is done not equal to implying that > X does a lousy job, nor equal to a complaint. > > My basic point was about impressions. I would like to be > able to point more people I know to Linux 'See, it's easy, > it's not an OS only for people who compile their own Kernels > any more.' So, it struck me quite a bit how damn easy it was > to get everything working under Windows, and that it wasn't > looking too well for Linux in comparison. The experience > made me wonder what the Windows advantage here really is and > if we couldn't remove it. Sorry for asking that question > aloud. > > So, good to know that you apparently see me as someone who > has nothing better to do than complain because the service > isn't good. You know what - I'm out of here for a really > good long break, doing something nice. The FG experience for > me of late feels like an endless string of frustrating > events. Other people do work as well, you know? I've burnt > every scrap of my spare time to get my last merge request > together before the feature freeze (since I knew I'd > probably lose a lot of time getting a new computer ready for > everything) to the point that I started to dream of code > every night, and right now I'm asking myself why the hell > I've been doing that. Well, it's there on the server, do > whatever you want with it, and if my main contribution is > complaining, then everyone is better off if I remove myself > for a while. > > Cheers, > > * Thorsten > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep yourself connected to Go Parallel: > VERIFY Test and improve your parallel project with help from > experts > and peers. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep yourself connected to Go Parallel: VERIFY Test and improve your parallel project with help from experts and peers. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
