Re: Compile Question

[ABrady <xunil kc rr com>]

On Mon, 06 Jan 2003 12:21:26 -0800
Rick Stevens <rstevens vitalstream com> wrote:

> ABrady wrote:
> > On Mon, 6 Jan 2003 19:43:29 -0000
> > "Angel Gabriel" <badmangabriel lycos co uk> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>If I compile an application on Redhat 7.1, can I copy the binaries
> >>direct to another 7.1 system?
> > 
> > 
> > Possibly, possibly not. Does the package put support files in
> > /usr/lib or someplace similar? Does either system have differing
> > libraries from stock install or do they differ from each other in
> > any way (i.e. one more up-to-date than the other)?
> > 
> > If you mean you build an RPM on one system and move it to install it
> > on another, you'll have more success even under the differences I
> > mentioned above.
> > 
> > In the end, the best way to find out is to try it. It'll probably
> > work. But it might not.
> 
> Nothing like a definitive statement, eh?  <strong poke in the ribs>
> ;-)

I figured it's better to answer in a way that encompasses the missing
information than to ask, get it, then answer based on that. Plus, who
knows who may be lurking and wanting to know the answer, but might find
themselves in different circumstances?

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