Funky.. usually when I run into those problems its because the developer doesn't want to
develop software that operates cleanly with even slightly older software/libs/kernel.
On 02/27/2011 03:50 PM, Tim Johnson wrote:
> * Arthur Corliss<acorliss@nevaeh-linux.org> [110227 15:46]:
>> On Sun, 27 Feb 2011, Tim Johnson wrote:
>>
>>> I *like* apt-get. But now slack has slapt-get. Plus, I have found
>>> slack better at compiling applications.
>>
>> Better at compiling? What would be different besides possibly the specific
>> combination of versions of binutils& gcc?
>
> The build tools on ubuntu seem to be behind the curve. The last
> couple of years, I've occassionally been tasked with doing some
> compiles for a open-source camera project. The code author had
> done his coding on slack and I had to use either slack or install
> slax on an SD card and do it on my netbook to be as current as he
> was. Sorry - don't recall the details. Also tried compiling the
> latest version of MC on ubuntu 10.04, again, (if I recall)
> binutils or something were older than what the latest MC called
> for.
>
> tj
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