I'm still looking for any guidance on this topic.
In summary:
Can one run Sarge-built binaries on Woody?
Can one run Woody-built binaries on Sarge?
In the same context, how well would Debian 2.x-built binaries work on 3.x
and vice versa?
For what it's worth, I soon have to establish some Debian
binary-to-test-system rev-control policies before I got into first round
test on my group's software.
-Matt
At 12/29/2005 01:45 PM, Matt England wrote:
Sarge-built binaries running on Woody systems:
Is this feasible?
I'm not talking about package management...just the raw, binary.
Are dynamic-library-management tricks needed? Does the Debian testing
authority (or whoever is given responsibility of anointing Debian releases
for distribution) make any attempt at backwards compatibility for this
kind of stuff?
As per similar motivation for my previous redhat-on-Debian binary porting
conversation: I'm hoping that one Debian build will work on many Debian
systems.
Can I at least count on a Woody-built binary working ok on a Sarge-based
system? In this context, how far "back" can I go to get "forward"
compatibility? (ie, how many revs before Sarge can I go back to "build
on" and still get Sarge compatibility?)
If there are reasons why the answer is "depends" instead of a flat "yes"
or "no": I would love to know these reasons. This is what I'm
specifically hunting for.
-Matt
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