Re: binary packages versus source
Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>:
>
> Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > THe binaries you download from debian repositories are built using an
> > automatic system. THat system must be stable and reliable. So, it uses
> > and older, more tested and stable version of gcc to compile.=20
>
> No, the debian buildds run unstable (except for the buildds used to build
> updates for stable).
That seems rather inspired, kind of like a way early warning system.
I'm curious now. :-) What's the BTS on?
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