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Zig is proposing the opposite problem: future versions of windows wont run even trivial zig programs from today. I can tell you that old Linux binaries run jus
by lelanthran 9mo ago
Zig is proposing the opposite problem: future versions of windows wont run even trivial zig programs from today.
I can tell you that old Linux binaries run just fine on current distros.
Looking at how many times you repeated your misunderstanding in this thread it's clear that, not only do you not understand the solution, you don't understand the problem either.
- gjsman-1000 9mo ago> I can tell you that old Linux binaries run just fine on current distros. Simple: I don't believe you. Grab this copy of Firefox from 2022, https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/96.0/releasenotes/ https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/96.0/releasenotes/, and run it on a modern distribution in 2026. If you fail, my point is made.
- lelanthran 9mo agoI dunno about firefox (newer crypto libs wont work) but I ran a gimp compiled in 2018 on a 2025 distro. Why specifically FF? Software without TLS does run just fine 5 years later on 5 year newer distros.
- chroma_zone 9mo agoDoes Debian Stable count? The page didn't include a download link, so I found it here: https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/96.0/linux-x86_64/en-US/ https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/96.0/linux-x86_... And yes, it runs perfectly fine on Debian 13.
- lelanthran 9mo agoHe doesn't understand the problem. You aren't going to convince him because he doesn't know what the problem is.