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From: gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack)
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Subject: Re: Open Source does not mean easily re-compile-able
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:14:20 -0000 (UTC)
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In article <wwvh66p9ntv.fsf@LkoBDZeT.terraraq.uk>,
Richard Kettlewell  <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
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>On Debian-derived platforms, thats what apt-get build-dep is for.
>Source package rebuild is also standardized.  It looks like the RH world
>has something pretty similar.

I know all that - and, in theory, it should "just work".

But my experience is that theory and practice diverge.

Now, I may not be the most capable person in the world, probably not even
in the top 10 (or 100).  But that's exactly my point.  It's just not an
easy task for ordinary people under ordinary circumstances.

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