> For the current 4.1.x series the baseline is so far going to stay CentOS 5.x; > They will need glibc >= 2.5; this requirement is deliberately chosen so that > it is satisfied by > virtually all Linux-based desktop systems available today.
Thanks Andrea. That was exactly what I was looking for!. FC On 1/19/17, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org> wrote: > On 13/01/2017 Fernando Cassia wrote: >> I wonder what are the older Linux version that AOO-current (whatever >> is the latest version) will run on? > > Version 4.1.3 is built on CentOS 5 with glibc 2.5. > >> And I'm trying to create a VM with the oldest possible, still >> supported Linux version, with AOO on it. >> CentOS 5.5 is still a target platform? > > We use the latest CentOS 5, so this would be CentOS 5.11. But binaries > will work on all the CentOS 5.x series and everything newer than it > (which basically means any modern, non-modern and even quite old > Linux-based desktop system). > >> And going forward, what do you plan to use as a base? is there a >> policy? like "the oldest version of CentOS still supported"? or >> "latest CentOS -1" or what? > > For the current 4.1.x series the baseline is so far going to stay CentOS > 5.x; I expect we may want to revise this after 4.1.4 is released, but > for the moment this was not discussed. > >> Or are the AOO Linux binaries just expected to work on any Linux >> regardless of glibc version? > > They will need glibc >= 2.5; this requirement is deliberately chosen so > that it is satisfied by virtually all Linux-based desktop systems > available today. > > Regards, > Andrea. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > -- During times of Universal Deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act Durante épocas de Engaño Universal, decir la verdad se convierte en un Acto Revolucionario - George Orwell --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
