On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 23:02:52 -0500 "Mike Chambers" <mike@netlyncs.com> wrote: # Yes I know that. What I meant was, in reality, most packages (except # like mentioned above) will run on just about any # distro/system/architecture. So why even have i386 in the name, when # it almost doesn't matter (again except things like kernel, glibc and # such that architecture does matter)? Because a binary x86 executable is not valid for say a SPARC platform, or ALPHA, or even ia64. 'noarch' means that it'll work across every arch, sparc/alpha/x86/etc... .i386 means that it'll work across all x86 compatible archs.. see the point? -- Jesse Keating j2Solutions.net Mondo DevTeam (www.mondorescue.org) Was I helpful? Let others know: http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=jkeating -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
