Re: Which distro is easiest to compile in?
From: Andy (neptune_at_valhalla.local)
Date: 08/30/03
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Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 22:37:35 +0100
On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 19:21:51 +0000, mudpuppy wrote:
> Which distro is easiest to compile in?
Theoretically, this question shouldn't make sense, insofar as all distros
run off the same kernel and include more or less the same program groups
and will be differentiated on the basis of the way these are then wrapped
up together, the installer programs included and the branding they apply.
However, having used RH & MDK I have an idea of what you mean. I used to
have all sorts of difficulties with dependencies with .rpm and the
tarballs I would install would seemingly disappear into the bowels of my
box.
> I've had a lot of problems installing .tar.gz programs in SuSE 8.0
> and I'm thinking I should try a different species of Linux.
The likelihood of it being SuSE are very slim. It is more likely that you
are not setting the prefixes in the ./configure ... make scripts for your
box.
> Would Red Hat or Mandrake or Debian or some other
> distro be easier to compile in?
I am not sure about "easier". I am strongly biased in favour of Slackware
and find it a great distro to work with. My trajectory across distros
includes both RH 7.2 & 8.0 and MDK 9.0 & 9.1, as well as a brief dabble
with Deb and FreeBSD 4.8 ... and I have found Slackware the "easiest" to
install tarballs with and of course, its own pkgtool for *.tgz files. A
large part of that is (a) because Slackware tends not to re-arrange
files/directories, nor engage in branding, etc. and (b) because I have
become more adventurous in exploring ways of playing with installations
and using $PATH prefixes, etc. I am still much a learner, but it is always
satisfying to see positive outcomes, and it gradually builds my sense of
confidence too.
In conclusion though, I'd agree with Average Joe ... go for Slack - but I
*am* biased.
HTH
- Andy
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