[Tfug] system libraries and packages

[Terence Rudkin]

The first question is: Is the NSSW  built static or dynamic?
second is how exotic is the NSSW?  Meaning does it only use
standard features malloc, fopen ...

So to first , if built static the NSSW should  continue to work a long time.
As to the second if the NSSW uses only standard feature if the libs. then
this too should not impact the NSSW.

Now if using cutting edge features provided by the OS it could fail at
any time. Also if using security or authorization features of the OS  it
may cease to wirk at some point.

TR


On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 7:10 PM, christopher <skeptikos at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hopefully this will be a clear enough question. Let's
>  say I have an old OS. If there is non-system soft-
>  ware, NSSW, on that system that depends on system libraries
>  of that OS, how long can I expect updates of that
>  non-system software not to depend on a newer version
>  of that system library.
>
>  Let me give an example. I run FreeBSD, which is under
>  continual development. However, if I choose not to
>  upgrade my system, but continuously update the
>  packages that run on FreeBSD, will they ever start
>  expecting to find updated versions of the system
>  libraries, and if so, how long can I expect to be
>  able to run the old system before its system
>  libraries stop meeting dependency requirements.
>
>  --
>  christopher <skeptikos at gmail.com>
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