[gobolinux-users] Re: Compiling Glibc 2.3.6

[Carlo Calica]

On 5/11/06, Rafael Guterres Jeffman <rafael at tteng.com.br> wrote:
>
> I vote that Glibc is only "updatable" when we release a new version of
> the entire distro, and it should not be available as a Recipe on the
> "standard store", or as a binary package. Maybe it is time for a
> "Development Store", and that each new version of GoboLinux comes with a
> "update distro" option/script.
>

That would fracture the packages available for each release.  I'm not
sure if people are interested in keeping up with the upgrade cycle.
This is similar to Fedora with their Core # releases.  I'd like to
hear end-users opinions on this.

WRT "Devel Store", I don't see a reason to seperate them.  Just flag
the Recipes as "expert only".  An override could be a --flag or an
"expert=yes" var in Compile.conf.

An "update distro" script would be great.

> The only reason I see for "forcing an update" is when a serious security
> flaw is found on Glibc, otherwise, all one gets is marginal benefits for
> too much trouble.
>

Which keeps the upgrade choice in the distro-devs hands.  The end-user
will also know which updates are critical and which aren't worth the
risk.

-- 
Carlo J. Calica