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Re: Octave-Forge make failure under Red Hat 9
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Julius Smith |
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Re: Octave-Forge make failure under Red Hat 9 |
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Sat, 03 Jul 2004 11:29:23 -0700 |
At 11:14 AM 7/3/2004, Dmitri A. Sergatskov wrote:
Julius Smith wrote:
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However, what I want to make sure all interested readers realize is that
I immediately followed up that email, before anyone else had a chance to
respond, reporting that I had determined that the problems WERE
platform-dependent. Instead of accepting my restated second email, the
And a number of people point out to you that the problem was NOT "platform
dependent" but rather being with your particular hardware/software
configuration.
Ok, then how about "configuration-dependent"? In the Linux world a
"platform" is largely a "configuration", since they tend to draw on the
same open-source tools.
I don't have a hardware problem. I was able to modify the software in two
places to get it to work. I reported my changes to the SourceForge
bug-report facility, and they were both addressed.
I am not used to configuration problems under Red Hat because the RPM
system prevents it. If one defines the Red Hat platform to include RPM
support, then I think one could still say "platform dependent". However, I
am not familiar enough with the distribution mechanics of octave-forge to
know if this is a feasible way to package the software for all supported
platforms/environments/configurations.
jos
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