how to test for linux base version? (googleearth)

[Juergen Lock]

On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 12:47:19AM +0400, Boris Samorodov wrote:
> Juergen Lock <nox at jelal.kn-bremen.de> writes:
> > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 12:13:20AM +0400, Boris Samorodov wrote:
> >> Juergen Lock <nox at jelal.kn-bremen.de> writes:
> >> > On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 02:30:43PM +0400, Boris Samorodov wrote:
> >> >> Juergen Lock <nox at jelal.kn-bremen.de> writes:
> >> >> 
> >> >> > I just got reminded to add a linux base version check to astro/google-earth
> >> >> > (It now needs recent linux libstdc++.so.6 with GLIBCXX_3.4.9 that only
> >> >> > is in f9 or f10, you can do
> >> >> 
> >> >> First of, I'd recommend leaving f9 alone (I'm going to deprecate all
> >> >> linux base ports except fc4 and f10 soon).
> >> >> 
> >> > Ah Ok.  (Does f10 work well enough on 7.x yet?)
> >> 
> >> Well, there is no choice anyway. We do have fc4 and f10 infractructure
> >> ports. I think it's wise to use apropriate base ports. I don't think
> >> there is any difference between f9 and f10 linux base ports.
> >> 
> > Oh I was more thinking of f8 since we have nonbase ports for that too...
> 
> Hm, but it were you who said that only f9 and f10 base ports had
> libstdc++.so.6 with apropriate symbols. ;-)
> 
Oh yeah, that comment was meant more in general, not for this
specific port.

> About f8 ports. Almost all current linux ports play well with f10
> ports at 7.2, 8.0 and 9-CURRENT. Only one exception I'm aware is
> acroread9 (a linux syscall should be implemented). If those ports
> (f8) are usefull for 7.0 and 7.1 (6.x doesn't have apropriate
> kernel sources) then they should stay until 7.0 and 7.1 are EOLed.

 Ok.

 Cheers,
	Juergen