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[Sindi Keesan <keesan AT iamjlamb.com>]

> Sindi Keesan wrote:
> >
> > > binutils
> > > gcc
> > > kernel-headers
> > > make
> > 
> > kernel-headers says it is needed to compile system 
> > software, which I presume means kernels.  
> 
> Not just kernels.

What else counts as 'system software'?


> > Would we want to use the sw81 compiler software to 
> > compile an SW71 kernel?  
> 
> Yes, you can compile a 2.2.16 kernel with the compiler
> in Slack81.

If we use this compiler to compile some program, will it still run
on SW71 with the older runtime libraries?  If not, I will leave the older 
compiler on one computer and compile lynx there so everyone can use it.

> > Okay.  If I change to an SW81 kernel am I now using SW81?  
> 
> You can call it whatever you like.  The Slackware distros
> are simply a collection of packages (current at the time
> they were assembled for the distro).

I guess I would have SW81 with older packages in that case.
And it would let me choose between running packages from either SW71 or 
SW81 (which are newer but often I don't need the new features which make 
it larger)

 > 
> > Is there any other program we should try now that we have 
> > the new glbic? 
> 
> I use Phoenix 0.5 (now called Firebird).  I strongly
> prefer it to Opera

Sounds fun - want to remind me where to get the binary?  Is it linked to 
your site?  Why do you prefer it to Opera?  Is it somewhat usable without 
a mouse?  How large is the download?

> 
> > This comptuer is our fastest, with 128M  RAM and 500MHz cpu
> 
> Phoenix would perform very well on that machine.
We may as well try it there on the 8G drive.
That is the computer that I cannot get to do more than 8-bit color.
Have not yet had time to try Xvesa with other video cards.

> 
> Cheers,
> Steven
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