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As someone who doesn't care about proprietary 80s laserdiscs but does care about software produced in 2016, 'depend on the oldest still-used technology' is an i
by awinter-py 11y ago
As someone who doesn't care about proprietary 80s laserdiscs but does care about software produced in 2016, 'depend on the oldest still-used technology' is an interesting (non-horrible) design choice.
The python PEP for universal linux binaries advises building on an ancient version of fedora for ABI compatibility.
If you think about it, supporting many different deployment targets is kind of like time travel.
- thechao 11y agoThe "ancient version of fedora" is the OS I work on for one of my deploys. It takes a 3-level bootstrap to get a working C++11/C11 compiler.
- awinter-py 11y agook so there are downsides to being a time traveler. But buildsystem blues is a small price to play for passing your final history exam, saving your parents' prom, or finding carmen sandiego.