[NTLUG:Discuss] linux & 100 Mhz Pentium

[Chris Cox]

Tom Tumelty wrote:
> Thanks for the information.  
>  
> Recompiling is my preference anyway.
>  
> What would cause software not to work even if recompiled?, except if redhat used some propriatary library or used some simular monkey wrench  ?
>  

Yes.. exactly.  Either a dependency on something (like a newer.. possibly hacked/special
library)... or just paths and such.  Usually repairable.  However, if it's
dependent upon a hack (for example dependent on a specific version of gcc
for example... like RH's one-off 2.96... or even library functions that
don't exist anywhere else), then you may have a much more difficult time
porting the source.