> > > 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.
Indeed. It's technically possible, but you won't like the amount of work necessary to make it supportable. > It can be made to > work > with the right amount of dark magic, but it isn't for the faint of heart, Oh, it's all in where you put your Horcruxes and how many you have...8-) -- db ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
