On Sun, Oct 01, 2006 at 01:24:12PM -0800, Dennis Stout wrote:
> 
> So if you only recompile Glibc and GCC for the new kernel version,
> nothing else needs recompiled?
> 
 Most people using LFS-based systems would NOT upgrade glibc in
place (if you really need a new glibc, it's time to rebuild the
system).  Yes, I know some people have upgraded 2.3 across point
releases, but I never saw a reason to try that.

 If all you really want to do is upgrade the kernel, keep the
existing glibc (even though it was built against old headers) and
the existing headers.  You might occasionally need to upgrade
something else - recently, udev has been a favourite for requiring
newer versions (and then newer bootscripts), but that is deprecated
if Linus or akpm spot it.

 Of course, if a new kernel has a new interface, it won't be usable
unless you rebuild glibc.  But, that assumes that glibc knows how to
use it - the normal pattern seems to be to put the interface in the
kernel, then make glibc-CVS know about it (mainly because until the
interface _is_ in the kernel, the details could change).  So, a
stable version of glibc that can use the new interface will lag
behind the kernel.

Ken
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