> > > One of the biggest differences I can think of between a source-based > > > distro (such as Gentoo) and a binary-package based one is that you rarely > > > have library dependency issues. If you compile a newer package against an > > > older library, it will usually still work, and vice versa. If a library > > > is upgraded, you don't need to upgrade the packages that depend on it, > > > just recompile if necessary. > > > > I did find one instance where this is not true. At one point when > > upgrading qt on my system, emerging any kde app failed. I need to > > recompile kdelibs to be able to compile a kde app > > I guess that breaks down when you have a library that depends on another > library. I think that's what revdep-rebuild is for. But upgrading qt > didn't cause existing KDE apps to stop working, it just kept you from > being able to compile KDE apps, correct?
Yes, all the kde apps worked fine. I didn't know about revdep-rebuild back when it happened, but I guess it would have caught the problem Tom -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
