Comments on: An Anti-Spam gateway #2: A note about compiling on Linux http://www.thetlog.net/2005/10/11/an-anti-spam-gateway-2-a-note-about-compiling-on-linux/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:15:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dehumanizer http://www.thetlog.net/2005/10/11/an-anti-spam-gateway-2-a-note-about-compiling-on-linux/#comment-299 Dehumanizer Tue, 11 Oct 2005 21:18:29 +0000 http://www.thetlog.net/?p=113#comment-299 We're talking about different things, it seems. I only warned that having a library on Linux didn't automatically mean you could compile stuff to use that library, which is a source of frequent confusion. On the BSDs, there's no concept of "library without the header files", so, no confusion. Simple as that. You seem to think I want an OS with "everything but the kitchen sink" by default. Much the opposite - that's why I use OpenBSD at home. :) We’re talking about different things, it seems. I only warned that having a library on Linux didn’t automatically mean you could compile stuff to use that library, which is a source of frequent confusion.

On the BSDs, there’s no concept of “library without the header files”, so, no confusion. Simple as that.

You seem to think I want an OS with “everything but the kitchen sink” by default. Much the opposite - that’s why I use OpenBSD at home. :)

]]> By: Bruno Rodrigues http://www.thetlog.net/2005/10/11/an-anti-spam-gateway-2-a-note-about-compiling-on-linux/#comment-298 Bruno Rodrigues Tue, 11 Oct 2005 21:10:34 +0000 http://www.thetlog.net/?p=113#comment-298 <blockquote>Incidentally, this is not a problem in the BSDs.</blockquote> Uh ? Having to install the development libraries together with the standards libraries without a choice to avoid it is, for me, is "the" problem. Like installing the SSH Daemon every time I simply need the client. What next ? Apache whenever Firefox is installed ? The GCC and (G)LIBC sources whenever I need to compile an hello_world.c ? ;) Having split packages is "A GOOD THING™".

Incidentally, this is not a problem in the BSDs.

Uh ? Having to install the development libraries together with the standards libraries without a choice to avoid it is, for me, is “the” problem.
Like installing the SSH Daemon every time I simply need the client. What next ? Apache whenever Firefox is installed ? The GCC and (G)LIBC sources whenever I need to compile an hello_world.c ?

;)

Having split packages is “A GOOD THING™”.

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