Will FedoraCore1-built binaries run on all Fedora systems?

[Allen Smith]

You can also type:

ldd foo

to get a list of dynamic libraries needed by a binary called foo.

-Allen

On Thursday 05 January 2006 10:33, Tom Callahan wrote:
> Binaries are dependant upon the libraries they were built with, and what
> CPU platform. x86_64 binaries will not work on i686/i386, but i686/i386
> binaries will usually work on x86_64 machines.
> 
> Use this to find out what libraries are needed:
> strace /path/to/program
> 
> and look for open(xxxxxxx) statements. Those are the libraries needed
> for the binary to run.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tom Callahan
> TESSCO Technologies
> (443)-506-6216
> callahant at tessco.com
> 
> A real engineer only resorts to documentation when the keyboard dents on the forehead get too noticeable.
> 
> 
> 
> Matt England wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > Will FedoraCore1-built binaries run on all Fedora systems?
> >
> > ie, will a FC1-build binary also run on FC2, FC3, and FC4?  Does it
> > depend on the binary/app and/or library dependencies?
> >
> > If this does not work for FC1, then are any of the FCx-built binaries
> > "forward" compatible?  eg, will a FC2 binary run on FC3 or FC4?
> >
> > -Matt
> >
> 
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