On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 08:53:49PM -0500, David Boyes wrote:
> > Based on feedback, we can really decide to ship the package formats
> that
> > users seem to want/need,
> > but we would *really* like to keep the binary packages to a small
> number.
> > We would like to be able to use a single zLinux image to build binary
> > packages.
>
> While you *could* do that, I think you'll find that you'll need at least
> one RH and one SuSE guest, and you'll need to build the packages
> independently on both. There are still some small and subtle differences
> in the way RPMs are built on the different distributions, and you'll
> need the separate guests to test the installs anyway.
Actually, more than small and subtle... Dependencies for the binary RPMs are
in part derived from the build environment, so creating a SuSE RPM on a RedHat
system, or the other way around, is never a good idea. It can be made to work
with the right amount of dark magic, but it isn't for the faint of heart, and
it is bound to get you into a lot of misery down the road.
Cheers,
Kris
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