Re: Which distro is easiest to compile in?
From: John Hasler (john_at_dhh.gt.org)
Date: 08/30/03
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Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 19:39:21 GMT
mudpuppy writes:
> Is there some standard of where things are located in a Linux
> installation that is generally adhered to, but which SuSE is varying
> from?
Yes. The FHS, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard.
> Would Red Hat or Mandrake or Debian or some other distro be easier to
> compile in?
Debian (you won't need to compile Icewm or IDesk for Debian, though. Both
are in the archive).
Don't automatically assume that the distribution is at fault, though.
Authors sometimes have odd ideas about where things should be found. One
of the drawbacks of building from source is that you sometimes have to edit
the makefile.
-- John Hasler john@dhh.gt.org Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, Wisconsin
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