On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 15:09:23 +0100, Chris Jones
<jonesc(a)hep.phy.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> Unfortunately VirtualPC2007 does not support loading anything
else
> than 32 bit operating systems into a virtual machine, so we are left
> with that. We use VPC2007 a lot for testing purposes, so we are
> comfortable with that system except for the 64bit support (or lack
> thereof).
You could take a different approach, and not use virtual machines at all !
Why not install the linux distro of your choice on some decent sized server or
group of servers. Something with a decent cpu power and ram.
Then, on your developer machines install an X windows system. Something like
the commercial exceed package or the free cygwin/X package. This will allow
your developers to start full remote X sessions on your linux servers and use
them directly for the compilation tests etc.
Very inteersting idea, didn't think about that for some reason.
I will investigate this approach for sure!
Bo Berglund