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Reply on 26-10-2006 13:19:59 <<<> On 2006-10-26 12:07:37 +0200, Dominique Leuenberger wrote: Just for me to be sure (and not to miss something): Do I require an installation of every OS Version / Arch that I want to create packages for?

As I just became the official package manager of a video client everybody knows (3letter) for SUSE Linux Versions, we'd like to offer packages of course for as many archs and versions as possible.

But then again, my hardware availability (and budget to change

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are very limited (versions could be installed in virtual machines).

Do I see this right or is there a 'way around' ?

packman has vlc already. iirc

why duplicate the work?

The VLC Team is looking for official packages with own support (with a set of defined libs and compiler parameters). And thus the work has to be redone in that way. But don't worry for that: The packages for VLC are not that difficult once you find all the deps to put it :-) Dominique TMF is a global management and accounting outsourcing firm with 72 offices in 56 countries and over 1,800 professionals (September 2006). TMF is expanding rapidly throughout the world. Learn more about our unique network and our services and visit our website at www.tmf-group.com. The information contained in this e-mail communication is confidential and solely intended for the person to whom it is addressed. If someone other than the intended recipient should receive or come into possession of this e-mail communication, he/she will not be entitled to read, disseminate, disclose or duplicate it. If you are not the intended recipient, you are requested to notify the sender and to destroy the original e-mail communication. TMF is neither liable for the correct and complete transmission of the information contained in this e-mail communication nor for any delay in its receipt. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been checked for the presence of computer viruses.