> > > 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-)


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