[svlug] libc questions

[Michael K Vance]

Dave Zarzycki wrote:
 
> First of all, it looks like you might be building it wrong.

I'm doing everything there except building from the different directory. I'll
try that.

> The only thing in RH Linux 5.x that uses the old libc5 libraries is
> netscape. If you don't use netscape, and don't plan on installing libc

Actually, this isn't necessarily true. The newest Netscape v4.5 is available
in glibc versions:

[mvance at localhost netscape]$ ldd netscape
        libBrokenLocale.so.1 => /lib/libBrokenLocale.so.1 (0x4000e000)
        libXt.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 (0x40010000)
        libSM.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6 (0x40053000)
        libICE.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.so.6 (0x4005b000)
        libXmu.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXmu.so.6 (0x40071000)
        libXpm.so.4 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4 (0x40081000)
        libXext.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6 (0x4008e000)
        libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x40099000)
        libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x40130000)
        libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x40133000)
        libg++.so.2.7.2 => /usr/local/lib/libg++.so.2.7.2 (0x401d7000)
        libstdc++.so.2.7.2 => /usr/local/lib/libstdc++.so.2.7.2 (0x40229000)
        libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0x40273000)
        /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000)

> Why are you trying to install the glibc 2.1 alpha releases? Do you need
> some feature that only they have? If you don't need them, it it highly
> recommeneded that you live with glibc 2.0.

Examining POSIX issues in the kernel to help some debugging for 2.1.X for HJ
Lu and Linus.

I've also been interested in getting glibc to build. Nothing says I have to
install it, eh? =)

Sorry if you get this twice Dave, I had to abort a send because I forgot to
CC: the LUG.

m.

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