[Zope-DB] Zope on RedHat 9

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Matthew T. Kromer wrote:
> M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
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>> Matthew T. Kromer wrote:
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>>> M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
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>>>> Will 2.7 final also be available in binary form ?
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>>>
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>>> I dont think so.  Maybe for windows only.
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>> Is there a strategic reason for that ?
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> 
> Strategic?  I dont think that is as much as it is a sign of an updated 
> buildout process for 2.7 which is different from our prior buildout 
> processes.
> 
> There MAY be more binary builds; but I won't be the one building them (I 
> think!) so I'm less clear on what the answer is.  I can safely predict a 
> windows build because there is no native Python or C compiler support on 
> Windows, ergo we have to provide a binary.

Thanks for the explanation.

> Chris McDonough knows a lot more about what the new build process looks 
> like.
> 
> In the past we've gotten beaten about by the build variability on 
> different platforms, and never really found a good solution.
> 
> In a similar vein, a major reason I haven't issued any more binary 
> builds for DCOracle2 is because the build complexity is now:
> 
>    3 versions of Python (1.5.2, 2.1.3, 2.2.2) * 3 platforms (Windows, 
> RedHat 7.3, Solaris 8) * 3 revs of Oracle (8.1.7, 9.0.1, 9.1.x) = major 
> pain in the ass.
> 
> That doesn't count the variability amongst Linux releases (just look at 
> Red Hat, e.g. Oracle 8.1 is spec'd for RedHat 6.2, etc).

Oh, I know that game just too well :-)

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