Author: Tapio Huuhka
Date: 12:02:15 01/09/03
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On January 08, 2003 at 18:11:49, Christophe Theron wrote: >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: >>> >>>>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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>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? >>> >>> >>> >>>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 If you can't use RHIDE with RedHat, as you'd prefer, I still fail to see what's so great about it from your point of view. Nothing stops you using e.g. SuSE or Debian to build an application for RedHat. Tapio
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