Re: Octave-Forge make failure under Red Hat 9

[Julius Smith]

At 11:14 AM 7/3/2004, Dmitri A. Sergatskov wrote:
> Julius Smith wrote:
> ...
> > 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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