[Bf-linux] Todo for 2nd test build. meeting notes

[GSR]

Hi,
shaul.kedem at gmail.com (2008-04-09 at 1234.23 +0200):
> On 4/8/08, GSR <gsr.b3d at infernal-iceberg.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > shaul.kedem at gmail.com (2008-04-08 at 2002.44 +0300):
> > > You talk about the cons, which is fine, but what about the pros?
> > > common arch that behaves like a full linux, place to test the build
> > > and not just deliver it, and so on.
> > The chroot does exactly that, it gives you a full user space of a
> > different distro. If the kernel below it is compatible, which should
> > be the case if you do not try mixing levels with big age differences,
> > there should be no problem. You can look all kind of tutorials in
> > which people build and test things mixing distros, run 32bit apps with
> > 64bit kernels, or even migrate from one distro to another by means of
> > chroots.
> I know all of that, the question is, how far the gap is? do you create
> an update chroot every time ?

What gap are you referring to? And every time "of what"? Blender
release? The chroot is self updating capable anyway.

GSR