[A83] Re: libraries [OT]
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[A83] Re: libraries [OT]
>In any system, libraries shouldn't have version dependency problems. Why
>does Red Hat and all distributions based on it sucks? Because RPM sucks.
>Why does RPM suck? "Dependency hell". Why do you see different RPM's for
>different versions of Red Hat? One package should work for virtually all
>Linux distributions. It's the same vendor, and you need different packages
>for different releases! When you change a libraries' interface, you rename
>it. Simple as that. Debian understands this. Red Hat does not.
>
>Sorry, little rant about Red Hat there. But anyway, point to remember is
>that you shouldn't need to track versions of things. If you change an
>interface, rename it, so both versions can exist on a system, keeping
>existing applications from breaking.
What about Mandrake Linux?
SUCKER [Pieter Van Nuffel]
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