Is really linux a moving target ? There are various difference between distribution probably. My own project is linuxconf, an admin system for linux. Linuxconf is around 90,000 line of C++, so qualify as a complex piece of software. It is also doing system administration, so must relate to stuff that most user level apps do not care. Linuxconf runs of Caldera,RedHat 4.x and Redhat 5.0, SuSe, Slackware and Debian. Oddly enough, this library difference never caused problems. I am not telling you that there is no difference, but I find it hard to believe that these difference can't be addressed (by the author of the software). I am delivering the exact same binary on every distribution (on redhat 5, I also ship a glibc base one, but the libc5 work normally). So I wonder how this stuff could be so hard. Now, I understand for hardware related stuff, but for normal application, it is very hard to understand. I install software from the net all the time, and this does not seem to be a big concern for free software writter either. THe same binaries run on my old slackware 3.0 or my redhat 5.0. I suspect that with glibc, things will even improve and all distribution will start shipping the same library, but never saw that as a big issue. Certainly easier that supporting w95 and NT... -------------------------------------------------------- Jacques Gelinas ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Linuxconf: The ultimate administration system for Linux. see http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/linuxconf new developments: remote GUI admin, multiple machines admin, wu-ftpd -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
