Houghi, On Monday 17 October 2005 23:21, houghi wrote: > 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 similar. I also did not say it was wise. > ;-)
Here's what you wrote: On Monday 17 October 2005 21:46, houghi wrote: > Tell that to the people who make the RPM packages. They keep telling > that you should package for your distro. Now if there is a difference > there, there will be more things that might be different. What did you mean? I'm still not understanding your objection to what I originally wrote. The O.P. wanted a way to determine what distribution his code is _running on_. That's not really the same as _building_ a package for a particular distribution. > houghi Randall Schulz --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
