Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 16:38:45 01/09/03
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On January 09, 2003 at 15:02:15, Tapio Huuhka wrote:
>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
Yes I see that you fail to understand what I have explained.
Never mind.
Christophe
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