Linux Development Platform: Configuring, Using, and Maintaining a Complete Programming Environment, The

1.6. Linux Development Platform Specifications (LDPS) and Linux Standard Base (LSB)

Linux Development Platform Specifications or LDPS was an effort to design a common specification so that programs developed on one Linux distribution could be easily ported to other distributions. The specifications define components and packages that must be present on Linux development workstations. The latest version of the specifications at the time of writing this book is available at http://www.freestandards.org/ldps/1.1/ldps-1.1.html web site.

Linux Standard Base or LSB (http://www.linuxbase.org) is the new forum to standardize Linux distributions. LSB specifications 1.1.0 is available at the time of writing this book. LSB compliant applications can run ...