On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 10:07:25PM -0700, Randall R Schulz wrote: > RPMs are a bundle of software with multiple dependencies on the > environment in which it executes. The way they're conventionally > constituted is by configuring them for a particular set of dependent > packages. Each distribution contains a different set of package (and / > or package versions) and demands that software built for it accommodate > that complement of packages (versions).
So what you are saying is that each distro needs its own packaging. That is what I said. I just use less words. :-D > That's not the same as software that, when executed, looks at the > "distribution" and tries to adapt itself to it. It's this kind of > behavior that I advise against. It is not the same, it is simmilar. I also did not say it was wise. ;-) houghi -- Quote correct (NL) http://www.briachons.org/art/quote/ Zitiere richtig (DE) http://www.afaik.de/usenet/faq/zitieren Quote correctly (EN) http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
