I am able to compile with CentOS 5 no problem, as long as I select the correct GCC version.
GCC I think is the biggest issue, since it takes certain versions of GCC to compile certain versions, ect. I also had to reduce the kernel version to something less bleeding edge (2.6.24) as 2.6.26+ breaks some of our Intel nics. Since we're compiling so many packages I don't think there will ever be a fool proof method, but I think the current system works very well as it stands. Once you get it compiling, which isn't hard on a fresh Debian or CentOS box, it's really easy to recompile. -- Randy www.FastServ.com ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Nils Olav Fossum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Werner Maes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "unattended-devel@lists.sourceforge.net" <unattended- [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:25:21 +0200 Subject: Re: The compile/build system. Any suggestions? > Fredag 10 oktober 2008 14:01, skrev Werner Maes: > > correct me if I'm wrong but if you setup Debian Etch and install some extra > > packages like me then you can build it just like me. or not? > > oh yes, I can, and for now, I still use Etch on my workstation :-) > For me, access to a Etch machine is not the problem. > A big problem is that no Etch machines are alike. > They can have different dev packages installed, use different gcc as > default, have packported or manually installed packages and so on. > > It is very difficult to troubleshoot/replicate instabilities and > random bugs in such a landscape. > > And then we have all those who use Ubuntu, Fedora/RH, Suse .. > > > but I'll admit that sometimes it's not trivial. > > Yups, > It should be a lot more trivial. > And it should be possible to compile on any mainstream distribution > without fiddling with source package versions and gcc versions. > > It should even be easy to play with different package versions, > like the kernel. > > mvh > Nils :-) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win > great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event > anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php? banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > unattended-devel mailing list > unattended-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-devel ------- End of Original Message ------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ unattended-devel mailing list unattended-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-devel
