Hi,
Despite the pretty decent web documentation, this list seems to be
inundated with question of the form "I'm running <dist> <ver> and I'm
getting <known problem>", or "I have <dist> <ver>. What file do I
need to download?". I was thinking that it should be possible to write a
little piece of C code that would check the person's distribution and libc
library versions, and suggest the appropriate distribution file to
download. At that point it could also print out a list of the known
issues with that particular dist/version, and suggest any other setup
steps that might be required (ie, add /usr/local/java/bin to your PATH,
and so on). Such an app might make the install process a little less
mystifying for newbies, and thereby reduce the number of silly questions
asked on this list. Furthermore, I was thinking that I don't have much to
do this weekend and that my C skills are getting crufty. Do people think
this app would be useful? Any pointers/suggestions?
Thanks,
dstn.
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