From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 16/12/2021 20.42, bad sector wrote:   
   > On 12/16/21 12:26 PM, Andrew wrote:   
   >> bad sector wrote:   
   >   
   >>> A lot of headaches could be avoided if an effort was made   
   >>> to assure that (in addition to 'packaged' distro rpms that I have   
   >>> really absolutely nothing against) the original source code   
   >>> tarball released by originating devs were ALWAYS compilable   
   >>> without any hickups.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> Not as trivial as it seems. Rust is currently becoming the next big   
   >> system language, Seamonkey is dependent on a version of Rust > n   
   >> being installed (so far so good) but some other packages require a   
   >> lower level. Newer levels are not necessarily 100% compatible.   
   >> openSUSE has taken steps to permit multiple levels of Rust to   
   >> co-exist for just this reason.   
   >   
   > I know it isn't, didn't wanna toss no rocks either, it's just   
   > that I remember when virtually any source package could   
   > be just compiled in any distro. App devs could also do a   
   > bit by ignoring anything that haa been a parrt of every   
   > distro for at least 5 years. My 2 cents.   
      
   The current idea is that you can build any package in the distribution   
   using the openSUSE Build Service, not necessarily using the source   
   package and your own computer with traditional building tools.   
      
      
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   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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