On 18 August 2014 20:06:51 CEST, Timur Aydin <t...@taydin.org> wrote: >Hi, > >I am using a closed source software package on my 64 bit gentoo linux >system. The software package is "beyond compare" by scooter soft. >Because of the way this package is built, it needs a specially patched >version of glibc. I have patched my existing glibc version (2.18) and >have been avoiding updating my glibc since. Now I am wondering whether >the latest update of bcompare will work with the latest glibc (2.19). > >So, if I upgrade to 2.19 and the package doesn't work, how can I go >back >to the working, patched 2.18? I know that portage issues the most scary > >warnings when you try to downgrade glibc. So what does the community >recommend?
In cases like that I would do either of the following: 1) Run it inside a VM 2) run it inside a chroot That way you can easily keep everything updated except for that application. -- Joost -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
