# To subscribers of the xforms list from R P Herrold <herrold@owlriver.com> :
On 2 Nov 2002, Darren Freeman wrote:
> I've tried the source RPM and now I'm trying the tarball. I've never
>
> I'm using a fairly standard installation of Mandrake 9.0.
> I admit that I have no idea what is wrong. Is it because my /lib/cpp
> link is broken? Where should it be pointing to? Currently it points to
> /etc/alternatives/lib_cpp
Yes -- There was a report in Cooker-list that the
'alternatives' implementation in Mdk 9.0 had some issues. Fix
the link to point to your compiler, and _that_ issue does
away. There may be others <frown>
<rant>
Why in the world the cruft and linkfarm h*ll which is
'alternatives' was propigated into real general distributions
is beyond me -- it is a maintenance nightmare, and confers no
real benefit to anyone but a 'tire-kicker' who is too cheap
and lazy to run multiple installations of variant
'alternatives' -- sendmail vs postfax, gcc vs ???, djbdns vs
bind, and the list goes on --
-- The 'freedom' of being able to swap between two
functionally substantially identically packages is nice for
testing stuff out -- but if the goal is to get work done, pick
a tool, and get proficient in it; don't be switching gears
with 'alternatives'.
</rant>
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