Re: FC4 good new tech, bad legacy support

From: Richard Kelsch (rich_at_csst.net)
Date: 06/30/05

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    Rahul Sundaram wrote:

    > Richard Kelsch wrote:
    >
    >> Ok people, I'm not trying to be a bummer here, so please read this as
    >> if it was meant to entertain, not insult. Think of me as a whining
    >> comic. However, there is a seriousness to the root of this message:
    >>
    >> After installing FC4 I was impressed with all of the new features,
    >> speed and such. As a stand alone OS, it is superb. For me,
    >> everything "stock" worked "out of the box." All hail Fedora Core 4!
    >> I was singing praises, people were on the streets in awe. Life was
    >> good. The installation went well, it operated well, everything that
    >> was installed from the "core" or "extras" binary rpms worked superb...
    >>
    >> However, I noticed after I started installing software I needed
    >> (gzipped sourcem CPAN modules etc.), it's not very compatible with
    >> older "legacy" software. In fact, as a rule, getting software not in
    >> the "core", "extras", or "freshrpms" trees to work is a royal pain in
    >> the fanny. Nothing compiles without errors. In fact, luck is a big
    >> factor getting anything to work once you think you've got it
    >> compiled. This isn't an issue with only one piece of software,
    >> otherwise I'd consider myself ranting. No, I'm not going to file
    >> numerous bug reports for things I'm not exactly sure where the bug
    >> is. Yes, I had tried the gcc32 trick as well, and nothing works like
    >> it should.
    >
    >
    > If the software doesnt work with either gcc 3.2 or gcc 4.x then its
    > probably broken. GCC 4.x is there as the primary compiler.
    > compat-gcc-32 for legacy support. I am not sure what else could be
    > done better here. any ideas?
    >
    It works on FC3 without problems and that's gcc32. The "broken" theory
    seems to fall apart there. Thanks for the attempt though, it is
    appreciated. 

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