Re: Binaries for Suse/Sparc
Ferris McCormick <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.suse.sparc |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Jesse Lipscher wrote: > I am new to the Suse/Sparc setup. Just got the install done on an Ultra 2 > and so far I like it much better then Solaris. However, when downloading > software to install on this machine, I am usually given the following > options, Windows, Linux or Solaris. Windows is out, but the Linux versions > are usually for Intel platform Linuxes, and Solaris just doesn't seem right > either. Which way should I go... Any advice would be appreiciated, even if > it is pointing me to an FAQ or archive of past messages. Thanks. > By coincidence, I got this mail just after trying to respond to Curt Chambers on a related issue. When downloading software, I almost always choose source if available and rebuild it. For me, usually the configuration setup can figure out how to build for Sparc Linux w/o too much help, and if not, I usually modify a Solaris build to work. If you can't rebuild, and you can't find a prebuilt version for Sparc Linux, I suppose you have to go with Solaris and try to use emulation. Regards, Ferris -- Ferris McCormick (P44646, MI) <[email protected]> Phone: (703) 392-0303 Fax: (703) 392-0401 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]