Linux Standard Base - Do we support it?

[sling-shot]

I have been wondering about Linux Standard Base for sometime. Do we support it? If yes, then which version?
On the other hand, LSB seems to be focused on enterprise. So we may not need to support it. And further it seems to use only a subset of RPM features. So may be we already support it by default.
The concept is really interesting to me.
-SS.

[Just17]

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/bin/lsb_release
LSB Version:    lsb-3.1-ia32:lsb-3.1-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch:cxx-3.2-ia32:cxx-3.2-noarch:graphics-3.2-ia32:graphics-3.2-noarch:lsb-3.0-ia32:lsb-3.0-noarch:lsb-3.2-ia32:lsb-3.2-noarch:lsb-4.0-ia32:lsb-4.0-noarch


[sling-shot]

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/bin/lsb_release
LSB Version:    lsb-3.1-ia32:lsb-3.1-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch:cxx-3.2-ia32:cxx-3.2-noarch:graphics-3.2-ia32:graphics-3.2-noarch:lsb-3.0-ia32:lsb-3.0-noarch:lsb-3.2-ia32:lsb-3.2-noarch:lsb-4.0-ia32:lsb-4.0-noarch


ENGLISH please

[Just17]

The  lsb_release command reports certain LSB (Linux Standard Base) and distribution-specific information.

try     man lsb_release     for further command options.

I am sure you will find that info enlightening when you investigate LSB further    I never felt the need TBH ...

[sling-shot]

I was looking into this for ONE purpose only. That is to put a line on the Wiki about if PCLinuxOS is LSB compliant or not in its description.

[Just17]

Not certified ...... ?

https://www.linuxbase.org/lsb-cert/productdir.php?by_lsb

[Old-Polack]

Note the very limited and obscure applications certified to run on this very limited group of certified distributions.

LSB = A much touted planned event that never happened, and when it didn't happen, nobody cared.

[sling-shot]

Turn of events seem to be unfortunate from my perspective. While everyone is looking for standardization across spheres - web pages, document formats - the main OS standardization has been relegated to a side show.

[gseaman]

Turn of events seem to be unfortunate from my perspective. While everyone is looking for standardization across spheres - web pages, document formats - the main OS standardization has been relegated to a side show.

The goal is noble, but not very workable. Since anyone can fork a distribution to make anything they want, distributions can't sit around waiting for a committee to set a standard. A more practical approach is what the freedesktop.org has done to improve the ability to create programs that work and look consistent on many different desktops.

Galen

[sling-shot]

The idea seems to be not to sit around and wait for the committee decision in order to implement a feature. It is that you implement things as you like but make sure that it includes the minimum set as prescribed in LSB.

Take the situation of ODF. We have Open Office, Libre Office, Calligra etc. All of these can handle ODF files but individually as programmes they have differing feature sets.

[gseaman]

You are right, and I was not clear. The point is still the same. If the lsb base lists a glibc version x.x.x minimum, and glibc is up to x.x.x + 3 and dropped some previous functions, distros have to choose the new library or stay lsb compliant and stay with the old library. Of course, if lsb updates it's requirements, previously compliant applications would fail. The solution for this particular situation is for base libraries to maintain a stable API, but they have reasons why they do not want to do that. So, apps and distros just have to keep up.

Galen

[sling-shot]

You are right, and I was not clear. The point is still the same. If the lsb base lists a glibc version x.x.x minimum, and glibc is up to x.x.x + 3 and dropped some previous functions, distros have to choose the new library or stay lsb compliant and stay with the old library. Of course, if lsb updates it's requirements, previously compliant applications would fail. The solution for this particular situation is for base libraries to maintain a stable API, but they have reasons why they do not want to do that. So, apps and distros just have to keep up.

Galen

Now THAT makes sense