On Fri, 2008-12-19 at 10:18 -0500, max bianco wrote: > >> I suppose working toward a linux binary standard that would actually > >> make it possible for 3rd parties to build programs that install and run > >> as expected on different distributions is too much to ask... As, > >> obviously, is asking for interface stability for more than a week at a > >> time so 3rd parties could specifically target the distribution's > >> nonstandard quirks in a useful way. > > > > ... I'd accept that - but there's a problem with your argument: VMWare > > already uses a rather wildly accepted binary distribution system (RPM). > > Problem is - their RPM's are poorly built... > > > > - Gilboa > > > > How do you define poorly built? I don't know much about rpm's beyond > how to install and uninstall them. Can someone tell me what makes for > a poorly built rpm? > -- > "Any fool can know. The point is to understand." > > -Albert Einstein > Mostly missing "Requires" and the use of statically linked GTK libs. You can actually install the RPM (one new[er] Fedoras) but have a non/semi-working installation due to missing libraries. - Gilboa -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
