Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 15:11:49 01/08/03
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On January 07, 2003 at 18:07:48, Tapio Huuhka wrote:
>On January 06, 2003 at 21:42:41, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On January 06, 2003 at 11:56:34, Tapio Huuhka wrote:
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>>>On January 05, 2003 at 21:47:35, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>>
>>>>On January 04, 2003 at 06:04:59, Tapio Huuhka wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>There seems to be RHIDE for Linux available at http://www.rhide.com/ /downloads.
>>>>>Built with SuSE 7.2. If that doesn't work with Redhat why not switch to SuSE or
>>>>>Debian?
>>>>>
>>>>>Tapio
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>>>>RedHat has the biggest market share.
>>>
>>>Are you sure you are not letting the tail wag the dog? I mean that you probably
>>>will have to port your tools anyway, so why not use the distro that has what you
>>>need for development right now (RHIDE and gcc or are you going to use another
>>>compiler) and worry about the product distribution later. Just a thought that
>>>you might need gcc for compatibility reasons between Linux distros. I'm not
>>>pretending to be an expert, but this seems to be a reasonable question for a
>>>Linux newsgroup. Have you done that already?
>>
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>>gcc is available on ALL Linux distros.
>>
>>gcc is the basic tools used to build Linux.
>>
>>But gcc is just a command-line compiler. I'm looking for an IDE.
>>
>
>Sure, that's the point I was trying to make. GCC is not the problem, so I can't
>see why you couldn't choose the distribution where RHIDE is available for
>development.
I tried to explain! Eventually most of the distros will disappear because it is
not manageable to have so many of them. Very few companies/individuals can
invest the time/money/energy necessary to build a real Linux distribution that
is well built, is reliable, supports a wide range of software, IS supported by a
wide range of software makers, and will respond quickly to problems.
I'm not even sure that eventually there will be more than 2 or 3 established
Linux distributions (naturally you can build your own in your garage, but what's
the point?).
Following this logic I have chosen the Linux distribution that is considered for
various reasons (including the number of users) as THE reference.
I think RedHat 8 is one of the best (if not the best) Linux distribution around.
Am I wrong?
Christophe
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