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Subject: Re: Linux for Comp. Chess. Help!

Author: Alejandro Dubrovsky

Date: 23:03:20 05/30/02

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On May 30, 2002 at 14:04:04, Jon Dart wrote:

>On May 30, 2002 at 13:48:43, Alejandro Dubrovsky wrote:
>
>>
>>My suggestion is, whatever distro you get, just get the sources to the latest
>>gcc (gcc-3.1.0) and compile your own.  it's easy and faster than waiting for the
>>distros to catch up.
>
>This is fine if you are developing s/w for your own use.
>
>If you plan to distribute Linux s/w, you should use the standard compiler and
>libraries, or at least verify that your source can be built and run in that
>environment.

There is no "standard" compiler and library in linux, aside from de facto
standards (glibc and gcc).  It's quite easy to make your source compile in a
wide range of systems with the help of the gnutools (autoconf, automake)





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