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I recently compiled linux code from late 90s on Ubuntu. Apart from having to apt-get make utils and deprecated libs, it still worked, though with wrong server h
by loopz 6y ago
I recently compiled linux code from late 90s on Ubuntu. Apart from having to apt-get make utils and deprecated libs, it still worked, though with wrong server hosts. You may run into glibc, 64 bit vs 32 bit issues and the like, but lots of it is pretty compatible. Windows has its own legacy compatibility layers, though it is questionable if that's really a great idea.
- znpy 6y agoYes, indeed, I do believe it's both feasible and true, but let's keep the discourse in the context of desktop usage and desktop users: could you really advice a regular user to go through all those steps? That's the point. In windows 99 times out of 100 you can just run the binary.