Re: [devel] Recompiling the Mandrake Linux Kernel

[Peter Putzer]

On Sat, 7 Aug 1999, Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:

> On Sat, 7 Aug 1999, Peter Putzer wrote:
> 
> > libc5.x is included for legacy applications (although I think we should
> > use something more recent, I don't know why on earth RH still ships
> > 5.3.x!).
> 
> Because of some binary incompatibilities. Some stuff (I think Applixware?)
> doesn't get along with 5.4.4x.

Well, I don't know what version of applix you use, and it has been a time
since I did that, but I remember upgrading the libc from RH to 5.4.x AND
using ApplixWare without problems!

Peter