[openbeos-build-team] Re: Building on linux
- From: "Ingo Weinhold" <bonefish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos-build-team@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 03:10:42 CEST (+0200)
> >I don't think it'll be much of an issue really. I also
> >think you're maybe blowing this out of proportion, but
> >hey, that's my point of view.
>
> I just think getting the hold build environment working on Linux is
> akin to just using Linux as the kernel. I really thought we were
> keeping away from that, unlike BlueEyedOS and Cosmoe. I mean, if you
> can build the whole tree on Linux, why not just run everything there
> as
> well? Or will it be the case that you can compile but not test on
> Linux? What use is that?
>
> >I personally think we'll suffer if we have a tree that
> >can only be built on beos.
>
> Well if we do it lets just make sure we do it right.
That's exactly the point. Who will maintain the build system to work
for other platforms? Personally I also have Linux installed on the BeOS
box I'm usually working with, but honestly I don't feel very motivated
to do this (using ReiserFS I can't even exchange data easily).
CU, Ingo
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