On Thu, 25 Jan 2001 14:20:50 +0100 (MET), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >From: "Armistead, Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >See
> >http://www.europe.redhat.com/documentation/rhl6.2/rhl_6.2_sw_repository/rhl_
> >6.2_cd_x86/libc-5.3.12-31.i386.php3
>
> >Which says, in part "Older Linux systems (including all Red Hat Linux
> >releases between 2.0 and 4.2, inclusive) were based on libc version 5."
>
> Unfortunately, Redhat is _not_ Linux.
>
> Lionux is only kernel... RH is not the only Linux dtistributor although
> some people behave as if it was this way. There is at least SuSE and there
> are big binary compatibility problems between RH and SuSE if you use
> libc.so.6 there are even such problems if you stay on RH.
>
> On SuSE it is simple to just load the installatuion CD, use YAST and select
> libc.5 for installation.
Pity the program was compiled to use a library which hasn't been
default in a release this milleniem. And while I know you said linking
static doesn't meet some standard, in practice many other application
developers manage to make newer libraries work with current libraries
and/or static linking.
--
-bill davidsen ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
"The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the
last possible moment - but no longer" -me
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