Re: [TuxKart-users] Compilation problems

[al <al...@te...>]

Steve Baker wrote:
> 
> Mads Bondo Dydensborg wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, al wrote:
> >
> > > Mads Bondo Dydensborg wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi there.
> > > >
> > > > I have installed the plib rpm file, that there is a link to from the
> > > > homepage. I am using RedHat 6.2, Mesa 3.1 and
> > > > gcc version egcs-2.91.66 19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)
> > > >
> > > isnt that link for a Mandrake RPM?
> >
> > True. I was under the impression that they usually were compatible? I have
> > installed several -mdk rpm's earlier, but I will try and install plib
> > directly.
> 
> Yes - I was working under the assumption that they'd be compatible too.
> 
> The '__rethrow' thing sounds like a C++ compiler compatibility issue.
> 
> That symbol certainly isn't used in PLIB or TuxKart - it sounds like
> something to do with C++ exception handling - but neither PLIB nor
> TuxKart uses that stuff either.
> 
> I don't understand.
> 
> Let me know what happens when you use the sources to build PLIB/TuxKart.


I have been working on the assumption that if the rpm name includes
a distro then I only use it with that distro
especially since MDK7.x is no longer RH+ but an independent distro

Mandrake has a few notes about some rpms needing to be mdk versions
so I figured it would work the other way around as well



aal