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Compiling from source is easier said than done for many big open source projects. In practice, they compile only with specific versions of GCC, CMake and libc.
by ptspts 3y ago
Compiling from source is easier said than done for many big open source projects. In practice, they compile only with specific versions of GCC, CMake and libc.
- blueflow 3y agoRobustness of the build process should be part of the quality assessment.
- arp242 3y agoYou don't always have 6 different projects to choose from because there just aren't that many projects that solve $problem according to your specific $requirements. And it's also just a hassle even with good build systems, and I say this as someone who has a bunch of custom build scripts to compile stuff from source.
- gjvc 3y agoquite often, this is a major indicator of how quality is valued in an organisation. Whether we are talking about open-source or not, there has to be a commitment to excellence at all levels of the product, as would be expected in any other real-world manufacturing.
- redeeman 3y agocan you provide a few examples? this is something I dont see at all
- dikei 3y ago> In practice, they compile only with specific versions of GCC, CMake and libc That's pretty easy nowadays thanks to container. You don't have to muck around with environment variables to get the build system to detect your custom toolchain anymore.