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Extending LinuxExtending LinuxPosted Sep 18, 2002 10:48 UTC (Wed) by pointwood (subscriber, #2814)Parent article: Extending Linux
While the LSB is already moving forward with planned updates that will include more interfaces (such as C++) and features (such as standardized package management) we need your input. If ex. RPM becomes an LSB standard, how will this affect source based distributions like Sorcery Linux and Gentoo?
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Extending Linux Posted Sep 18, 2002 11:25 UTC (Wed) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link] Um, RPM *is* an LSB standard.
Extending Linux Posted Sep 18, 2002 15:01 UTC (Wed) by proski (subscriber, #104) [Link] Yes, it's already standard. LSB 1.2 is complete, and rpm is part of specification: http://www.linuxbase.org/spec/refspecs/LSB_1.2.0/gLSB/swinstall.htmlOn the same page we read:
The distribution itself may use a different packaging format for its own packagesI don't think that the effect of LSB on such distributions will be very profound.
Extending Linux Posted Sep 19, 2002 10:51 UTC (Thu) by pointwood (subscriber, #2814) [Link] so, what you're saying is that ex. Gentoo will never become LSB compliant?
Extending Linux Posted Sep 19, 2002 11:02 UTC (Thu) by Peter (guest, #1127) [Link] so, what you're saying is that ex. Gentoo will never become LSB compliant? The LSB requires that an RPM file be installable. It does not seem to preclude the use of things like alien to make this happen. I have no idea whether or not Gentoo plans to support the LSB, but that's a separate question. The issue at hand is whether or not a third-party LSB-compliant app, supplied in RPM format, will install and run on a given Linux distribution.
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