The following is based on premises that portability is good and that POSIX is a standard. A proposal.
Over the last couple months we've built about gazillion Ubuntu/Dapper packages. The process is heavily automated ([1], [2], [3]). And so, to lookup the result of the XYZ build (where XYZ is a source package in question), simply click on a link that looks like this: http://www.gnusolaris.org/cgi-bin/hackzone-web?pkgname=XYZ For instance, take two randomly selected packages: galeon [4] and fam [5]. The first line in [4] has "SUCCESS" in it, which means that there is no need to look any further. The fam's build log at [5] starts with "BUILD-FAIL", and for those who are interested, the exact failure reason is in there way down below. To find out package version search the corresponding build log for "source version". Fixing failed builds is also simple, in most cases. In the grand scheme of things the suggested quick check could be one incremental step to ultimately achieve a unified common-source OSS that *builds and runs on all Debian systems*. [1] http://www.gnusolaris.org [2] http://www.gnusolaris.org/archive/elatte-unstable/newpkg_main [3] http://www.gnusolaris.org/cgi-bin/hackzone-web [4] http://www.gnusolaris.org/cgi-bin/hackzone-web?pkgname=galeon [5] http://www.gnusolaris.org/cgi-bin/hackzone-web?pkgname=fam [6] http://www.gnusolaris.org/download Thanks! -- Alex -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
