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Re: How to create the most compatible package



On Wed, Nov 23, 2005 at 01:56:30PM +0100, Bram Neijt wrote:
> I'm working on a very simple package which, only has compile time dependencies.
> I'm currently on debian unstable, with g++-4.0 as my main compiler
> (it's a C++ program).
> 
> I've succesfully created a package and installed it on another debian
> system, however when I go to an Ubuntu system, it seems to needs the
> newer libraries (g++-4.0 libraries?)
> 
> So my question is:
>   How can I create the most compatible package without resorting to source?

The most compatible package is a source package.  Debian and Ubuntu both
have autobuilders to handle creating binary packages with the appropriate
toolchain and dependencies.

-- 
 - mdz



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