[wplug] Package-based distros

[David G Matthews]

Compiling stuff isn't the problem, or at least isn't for me now.  I was
thinking of trying out Mandrake, but had heard a rumor that it was easy to
render it unstable by using a lot of compiled stuff.  I think this had
something to do with the type of dependency database they use.  My
question was if this is still the case under Mandrake 8.0.  
-dgm
  

On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, Brandon Guy wrote:

> I dont understand what you need.  Any distro will compile stuff A-ok; it does not
> matter if the distro supports RPMs Debs or whatnot.  As long as you have your
> kernel headers, a compiler and any other package specific libraries you should
> have no problem compiling any package.  The only pain in the ass is dependencies,
> but I guess you get that with RPMs too.  BTW, slackware is an excellent choice(my
> favorite); if you are interested, give it a try.
> 
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