On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 9:46 PM, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.<[email protected]> wrote: > In <[email protected]>, Peng Yu > wrote: >>I am only interested in the source packages but not the compiled >>packages. My understanding is that the source codes of any give >>package (the same version) in redhat and debian should be the same. Am >>I correct? > > No. Both Debian and RedHat are willing to add patches to upstream source code > to better integrate the software with their distribution. For example, 'git > commit' defaults to "vi" in the upstream source, but to "sensible-editor" in > the Debian source. > >>I also heard that debian has more packages than redhat. Is it correct? > > I think so, but packages don't always correspond 1-to-1.
Then, there should be not a big problem if I use Debian source on RedHat, right? Regards, Peng -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
