[Bf-committers] Linux + Blender faq

[Campbell Barton]

Im just saying if nobody uses alpha it pointless, havnt the machienes 
been discontinued?
If ppl want to update it then thats fine but its not worth the effort if 
sombody has an alpha to compile blender just so we can say 'Blender runs 
on # architectures'
- Cam

Campbell Barton wrote:

> If anybody uses alpha then they can keep compiling it and updating it.
> Alpha is dead isnt it anyway?
>
> Time should be spent where it is valued, there is probably such a 
> small alpha user base these days.
> - Cam
>
> Hans Lambermont wrote:
>
>> Juan J. Pena Mena wrote:
>>
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>>> * Why are they 2 versions of Blender for Linux? What does the 
>>> static/dynamic mean?
>>>
>>> Actually there are 4 versions of Blender for Linux, two for x386 
>>> processors and two for PowerPC processors.  For each processor 
>>> family we have dynamic and statics flavors available. (2 x 2 = 4).
>>>   
>>
>>
>> The alpha port is officially dead ? Sad.
>>
>>  
>>
>>> No. A binary plug-in should be compiled specifically for the same 
>>> platform where Blender is running (and usually for the same Blender 
>>> version). If the plug-in has a .dll extension it is intended to be 
>>> used on Windows, if it has a .so extension then it is compiled to 
>>> run on Linux.
>>>   
>>
>>
>> .so is for all sorts of unixes, not only linux.
>>
>> -- Hans
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