Bernard Li wrote: > Hi Carlo: > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 4:47 PM, Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belon > <care...@sajinet.com.pe> wrote: > > >> Ideally, which platform is used to bootstrap shouldn't be relevant though >> and IMHO we should be instead aiming to the latest versions of the autotools >> (either installed by hand or provided as part of the distribution if more >> development focused) and for that when on Linux usually means Fedora, Gentoo >> or Debian IMHO. >> > > I have no problem with this in theory, but would new version of > autotools create a tarball that is "backward compatible"? >
I guess it needs to be tried - how far back to we want/need to maintain compatibility? I need to support RHEL3 for instance. However, if it works, I'm all for using the new tools to bootstrap, and I'm happy to test it too. The discussions about bootstrapping and versioning brings me to another issue - does anyone have any interest in using git instead of SVN? I notice it can do some handy tricks, like generating version numbers that reflect the tag you are building in, as well as all the benefits of distributed version control. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ Ganglia-developers mailing list Ganglia-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ganglia-developers
