Re: Preferred Linux distribution for building 32-bit RPMs?

[Corey Chandler <lists () sequestered net>]

Fyodor wrote:
> (snip)
> My current plan is to use Fedora Core 10.  But other options, such as
> CentOS, exist.  If anyone has reasons for using (or not using) any
> specific distribution, let me know!
>
> Cheers,
> -F
>   

I'd advise using CentOS; Fedora 9/10 (or is it 10/11?  I can never 
remember) will be tweaked and stabilized to form RHEL 6, which in turn 
becomes CentOS 6.  As a result, Fedora 10 (they did away with the "core" 
moniker a year or two ago) is effectively the "latest and greatest," 
which unfortunately includes libraries that may well not exist on a 
distro that's less bleeding edge. 

Assuming you miss a dependant library at some point, this could become a 
bit tricky to track down; using an older distro that's less subject to 
changing / being discontinued within 18 months might be less management 
overhead going forward.  As always, thanks for writing nmap...



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