On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, Mario Sylvestre wrote:
> I need to upgrade my Mandrake 6.0 Linux 2.2.9 kernel to a 2.2.10 one and wish
> to compile it by myself. I've read everything I could find on the subject but
> yet have a few distro-related questions unanswered. So here they are:
>
> 1) linux-2.2.x/Documentation/Changes specify that I need libc5 version 5.4.46
> in order to upgrade to a 2.2 kernel. Well, Mandrake comes with libc5 version
> 5.3.12-31 _and_ a 2.2 kernel. What's wrong? Will the 5.3.12 libc5 work with
> linux-2.2.10?
>
> 2) Why on earth would I need libc5 with Mandrake 6.0 ? Wouldn't glibc
> 2.1.1 be all I need ?
It means you need at _LEAST_ libc5.X.Y IF you use libc5 at all. Glibc 2.x
obviously is fine.
