Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] ardour Q
From: D. Stimits (stimits_AT_idcomm.com)
Date: Fri Jul 20 2001 - 06:44:44 EEST
Paul Davis wrote:
>
> >With respect to Paul's suggestion that installing libraries from
> >packages is asking for trouble, I beg to differ. I'm inclined to
> >think that if packages cause trouble, it's that there's a bug
> >somewhere, either in the package or in the app. Lib packages are
> >not inherently broken IMHO ; they usually work for me.
>
> then you haven't done much with C++ libraries, especially since the
> debacle of RH's move to gcc 2.96, which broke binary compatibility
> with g++ 2.95. not only that, but i have heard that there were
> intermediate versions of gcc they packaged with are not even binary
> compatible with each other.
>
> in addition, you get RPMs that weren't built correctly. its quite
> common on the C++-based mailing lists i'm on to hear "it crashed, so i
> fetched the tarball, built+installed from that, and now it works
> great".
>
> --p
That is another reason that source rpm's are nice. They *are* tarballs.
But they contain the information to compile and install themselves into
a new rpm, packaged nice and personal for your system. Even the source
is available. That is what the --rebuild does...builds it exactly for
your system. This is why source rpms are good, even if binaries can't be
used due to one reason or another. The difficulties of packaging are
extreme, but user opinion tends to track image of ease of use
(regardless of whether it is realistic or not). The big windows example,
some dumb average user thinks it is easy to install their games and
complicated programs there...it requires something like InstallShield
(last I saw, $800 and buggy as hell), and someone willing to learn a
dedicated language, as well as someone smart enough to not kill off the
registry. It sucks to be a packager. But it also has value, depending on
who the audience is (just be thankful you don't have to package
something complicated for NT).
D. Stimits, stimits_AT_idcomm.com
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