> > I guess RHEL 3 is kernel 2.4.X whereas RHEL 4 is 2.6.X. > > Don't know how a binary from 2.4 will run "just like that" on 2.6; if you > > have source you can definitely port it to 2.6. > > So in this case Centos 3 would be the best alternative, as suggested by > > Raj > > (Shekhar). > > What the kernel version has to do with running a program? It is the > libraries that matter while running any binary. Some posters here has > already asked the OP to run ldd and find the library dependencies.
While you are right, in general, there are times when clueless proprietary software developers check for kernel versions (which in some cases you can fix by editing the string in vmlinuz). > > And coming back to your original question: > > >So the question is, if a software (binary) works on a given distro, > > >would it work on other distros too? If there are dependancies will we > > >be able to figure them out without having access to the source? > > ldd helps you in finding the shared library dependencies but what happens > > to > > the dependency on some other files whose location varies from ditro to > > distro? This is the question just came to my mind and not sure whether > > there > > are some configuration files (or other files) whose location differ from > > distro to distro and are used by some applications. So, anybody, any > > pointers ? > > If you have a distro and your program which is LSB compliant you will not > see much problems. Yes, that is what LSB has helped achieve. Harish _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
