Axel Thimm (Axel.Thimm@xxxxxxxxxx) said: > > The right fix here is to educate scientific programmers as to why > > statically linking in libraries doesn't actually get them what they > > want, and that it is broken. > > Actually the situation in scientific camps is not that easy. There are > tons of situations where having a statically linked binary saves the > day. You typically have a complete mix of very heterogeneous Linux > distributions and releases thereof with semi-bogus libs under > /usr/local as a bonus. At least that's what larger phys/chem > institutions and educational facilities look like in > de/uk/fr/ru. So, my reading of this is 'larger phys/chem institutions are crazy and don't understand sane systems management'. Am I reading this wrong? If you want consistent results, run a consistent platform. Bill -- Fedora-packaging mailing list Fedora-packaging@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-packaging
