2000-12-16 00:47:20

by Borislav Deianov

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Subject: recommended build environment

In article <[email protected]> you wrote:
>> > o We tell vendors to build RPMv3 , glibc 2.1.x
>> Curious HOW do you tell vendors??

> When they ask. More usefully Dan Quinlann and most vendors put together a
> recommended set of things to build with and use. It warns about library
> pitfalls, kernel changes and what packaging is supported. It is far from
> perfect and nothing like the LSB goals but its a start and following it does
> give you applications that with a bit of care run on everything.

Is that recommendation available online anywhere? What about RedHat's?
If not, who do I email for a copy in each case?

Thanks,
Borislav


2000-12-16 01:05:02

by Dunlap, Randy

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Subject: RE: recommended build environment

> From: Borislav Deianov [mailto:[email protected]]
>
> In article <[email protected]> you wrote:
> >> > o We tell vendors to build RPMv3 , glibc 2.1.x
> >> Curious HOW do you tell vendors??
>
> > When they ask. More usefully Dan Quinlann and most vendors
> put together a
> > recommended set of things to build with and use. It warns
> about library
> > pitfalls, kernel changes and what packaging is supported.
> It is far from
> > perfect and nothing like the LSB goals but its a start and
> following it does
> > give you applications that with a bit of care run on everything.
>
> Is that recommendation available online anywhere? What about RedHat's?
> If not, who do I email for a copy in each case?

The Quinlan et al recommendations are at
http://www.freestandards.org/ldps/ .

~Randy