Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 17:50:19 +0000 (GMT) From: Ferris McCormick <fmccor@patriot.net> Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.04.10204121742130.853-100000@asp.inforead.com> Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] Binaries for Suse/Sparc
On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Jesse Lipscher wrote:
> I am new to the Suse/Sparc setup. Just got the install done on an Ultra 2
> and so far I like it much better then Solaris. However, when downloading
> software to install on this machine, I am usually given the following
> options, Windows, Linux or Solaris. Windows is out, but the Linux versions
> are usually for Intel platform Linuxes, and Solaris just doesn't seem right
> either. Which way should I go... Any advice would be appreiciated, even if
> it is pointing me to an FAQ or archive of past messages. Thanks.
>
By coincidence, I got this mail just after trying to respond to Curt
Chambers on a related issue.
When downloading software, I almost always choose source if available
and rebuild it. For me, usually the configuration setup can figure out
how to build for Sparc Linux w/o too much help, and if not, I usually
modify a Solaris build to work.
If you can't rebuild, and you can't find a prebuilt version for Sparc
Linux, I suppose you have to go with Solaris and try to use emulation.
Regards,
Ferris
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