Binary incompatibility of Linux distributions

[anthony baldwin]

Steven Susbauer wrote:
> On Sat, 16 May 2009 14:58:15 -0500, anthony baldwin  
> <photodharma at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Liam Proven wrote:
>>> Lots of apps don't /have/ a homepage. A basic Linux distro consists of
>>> tens of thousands of binaries. Not every one has its own distinct web
>>> presence. Is there much point in a homepage for the ls command? It's a
>>> program in its own right.
>>
>> Clearly, I don't expect to see a website for glibc, ls, date,
>> cdrdao...blah blah blah.
>> But for "major" desktop appliances, like amarok, firefox, etc., which DO
>> have webpages, I would expect a link.
>> That would even go for less known/used apps, too, like medit, irssi,
>> mutt, moc...whatever, that do have homepages...
>> Even if it's a freshmeat, wiki.tcl.tk, or SF page, etc...
>>
>> /tony
>>
> 
> In experimenting with Synaptic I see it doesn't appear to parse the  
> Homepage field. Am I mistaken? I see some packages that do not have a  
> homepage shown in Synaptic (even in the properties menu), but do when  
> running "aptitude show PKG" (irssi). Most packages do have a Homepage  
> field specified.
> 
> An example is irssi, in Synaptic it only shows the description, in  
> aptitude you see:
> 
> Package: irssi
> <snip>
> Description: terminal based IRC client
>   Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems. It also supports  
> SILC
>   and ICB protocols via plugins.
> 
>   Features include:
>   * Autologging
>   * Formats and themes
>   * Configurable keybindings
>   * Paste detection
>   * Perl scripting
>   * Irssi-proxy
>   * Transparent upgrading
>   * Recode support
> Homepage: http://irssi.org/
> 

Maybe I should try aptitude.

/tony

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