In our previous episode, Graeme Geldenhuys said: > > Blend perfectly with the distro they are build for, but if changes occur > > chances on recovery are slim. > > Be more specific, what changes?
Change in naming, (either root (gds->fbclient) or version numbers) non standard directories (the $prefix/lib/mysql/ has been a problem in the past). And always, always, we work with 6 months to an year latency. If we were finalizing 2.6.2 now, and a distro had already changed in some devel version, it will probably not make 2.6.2. With a low FPC release frequency and distro packages that generally not fix this on their own, this is a lost battle. And despite all assurances that this change is all pretty invariant, this discussion returns in some way or the other every 6-9 months as new developments occur. (or, like in thise case, if somebody wants to be smart and turns the screws on status quo a bit tighter). If dynamic linking is so great, why do we constant, constantly have these discussions and worse all these illadvised changes? IMHO dynamic linking is a boon for a few people that want attempt crossdistro distribution, and a burden on everything else. > Dynamic linking and Static linking both have there pros and cons. Most > seem to prefer dynamic linking, that is why it is the default in > ibconnection.pp. An "it is because it is" argument. Fact is that we don't support the distribution recommended way. _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
