On Thu 8 January 2004 16:24, Joerg Schilling wrote: > From: Lourens Veen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >No, you did not. You said, and I quote (module formatting): > > > >"It has _always_ been wrong to compile software only once for > >different kernel versions (e.g. for compile Linux-2.4 and later > >install a 2.2 kernel on the so created system). > > Why do you repeat this? > > The current discussion proves that you cannot expect more than 1% > of the audience to understand the background.
There is so much confusion in this thread that it's getting funny :-). > For this reason, it is better to write a general warning. > > It _is_ wrong to assume that a random program compiled for OS > revision A will run correctly on OS revision B Yes. I agree completely. My point is not that you _shouldn't_, my point is that you _didn't_. That is why I quoted you. Incidentally, you cut off the second part of that quote, which was really the problematic portion. This first part is fine. Lourens -- GPG public key: http://home.student.utwente.nl/l.e.veen/lourens.key -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]