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James Miller wrote:
>
> I'd rather not clutter up drive space on my BL2 system either, 
> by installing the compiler.  What I would like to look into is 
> using the BL1 compiler.  Steven opined earlier, IIRC, that this 
> compiler might work on a BL2 system: am I remembering correctly?  

No, I wouldn't recommend installing the BL1 compiler on a BL2
system.  What I think I said was:  static binaries produced on
BL1 will probably work on BL2.  Currently, we have four static
binaries that work on either BL1 or BL2:  ssh, xfreecell, e3 
and abiword.

> I just want to confirm that compiling the package on the BL1 
> system wouldn't result in a package that could install on BL2

If you can make a completely static binary on BL1, there is a 
good chance it will work on BL2.  Unfortunately, some source
code expects glibc2 and makes calls that do not exist in libc5.
If you try to compile such source code on BL1, it will fail.

> PS Steven: did you get a message from me recently on the BL 
> add-ons page?

Yes, I was waiting for you to make the public announcement 
(then I was going to add it to my "Where to get add-ons" page).  
Did you want me to announce it?

Cheers,
Steven