This has nothing to do with packaging systems or your choice of distribution. His question was if it compiled on a linux-based ppc architecture. I answered his question. You told him to use a specific distribution with a specific packaging system. That was not his question. -Brent ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pierre Ancelot" <eternityos@xxxxxxx> To: <php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 8:40 AM Subject: Re: PHP5 on IBM PowerPC; good combination? > > Yes and welcome troubles with rpm when you use suse or redhat... that's why i > preconise debian, not have troubles this wise, when you need a lib > > > On Wednesday 27 October 2004 15:15, Brent Clements wrote: > > Just so we are all clear. It doesn't matter which linux distribution you > > use as long as the distribution supports the ppc architecture which most > > do. As long as you have the gnu compiler suite and all associated tools and > > libraries, php will compile fine. > > > > It will also compile using the ibm compilers but it takes a bit of > > wrangling to get it to compile. > > > > -Brent > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Pierre Ancelot" <eternityos@xxxxxxx> > > To: <php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 8:09 AM > > Subject: Re: PHP5 on IBM PowerPC; good combination? > > > > > yes, use debian: http://www.debian.org and study the apt system you'll > > > get > > > > no > > > > > problem. (php 5 is not in "sarge" which is what you should use but > > > > compiling > > > > > php5 on it gives no problem.) and debian supports very well ppc... > > > > > > On Wednesday 27 October 2004 15:25, Aaron Gould wrote: > > > > My company is considering the purchase of a fairly nice IBM PowerPC > > > > system, running SuSe Linux (presumably version 9.2 by the time we get > > > > it). This will be replacing our aging Compaq as our main server for our > > > > mission-critical apps. > > > > > > > > Does anyone here have experience compiling PHP 5.x on a Linux-based > > > > PowerPC architecture? My primary concern is that it actually compiles > > > > without trouble; all we have here now are x86 systems, so we can't test > > > > this combination! > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Aaron Gould > > > > Parts Canada - Web Developer > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
