On Sat, 2004-07-31 at 01:34, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > What are the dangers of using packages from both stable and testing? > [...] > (Nonetheless, I'd still like to know where all the fabled and legendary > DON'T DO THIS warnings are) (especially the one written in Martian)
Well, to be honest, it is called evolution... where the strongest survive. Go ahead... we need to thin the herd quite a bit, so let us not waste anytime. Oh, btw, it isn't Martian, it is Venusian. The Martian translation is being worked on by an MIA Debian Developer... </joking> What it really comes down to is this: Woody, is based on glibc6 2.2.5 (I think), where as currently Sarge and unstable have glibc6 2.3.2.ds1. Also the target compiler used for woody was version gcc 2.95.4. Testing/Unstable are currently targeting gcc 3.3.4. These 2 very important reasons are the reason why mixing of Woody, Sarge and Sid is a bad idea. Now mixing of Sarge and Sid (right now) is a reasonable thing to do, but still not recommended. Reason being they are using very similar underlying libraries and compilers. Woody, would more than likely implode upon itself, rendering it useful as a doorstop, after the catastrophic event happens. But, you can try it if you want. But, just make sure you are wearing the proscribed Lead lined Kevlar reinforced Nomex Fire suit, to weather the calls from your users. Luck. -- greg, [EMAIL PROTECTED] The technology that is Stronger, better, faster: Linux
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