Kraus Philipp <philipp.kr...@flashpixx.de> writes: > Hello, > > I must test a software with a older version of the glibc. I run the > 2.11.1 now but for one tool I need a previous version (2.6.1). > How can I compile the glibc without changing my system glibc. I would > like to set the previous glibc with the LD_PATH. > Can I run two different versions or is a better solution to downgrade > the system glib?
I think that the only way you can do this is to create a chroot jail, in which you build everything using the old version of glibc (in a very similar way to building a new Gentoo system) and run your application in that.