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« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2007, 02:59:47 am »
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where is it ??
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« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2007, 07:03:28 am »
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of course the latest .deb wont work on pdaXrom since debian has moved to using glibc 2.3 while pdaXrom is using the more stable glibc 2.2.x
older debian packages prior to sarge should work fine provided you resolve all the library dependencies...
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You are totally ignoring the hardfpa vs softvfp problem.
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« Reply #17 on: April 04, 2007, 07:42:45 am »
Yes... it seems the debian libraries are hardfpa, while what pdaX uses is softvfp. So some debian packages don't work.
Plus the debian apps run slower because they are not compiled for pdaX.
For me it is a last resort, if compilation fails.

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« Reply #18 on: April 04, 2007, 08:38:39 pm »
and some wont compile ones you start installing other hardfpa's likethe later  libc
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« Reply #19 on: April 05, 2007, 08:23:12 pm »
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Yes... it seems the debian libraries are hardfpa, while what pdaX uses is softvfp. So some debian packages don't work.
Plus the debian apps run slower because they are not compiled for pdaX.
For me it is a last resort, if compilation fails.
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IMO, the difference in speed is not always that noticeable. The real problem (for me) is maintaining an entire operating system (debian) on top of another (pdaxrom).  ( I use the chroot method).

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