Re: question about using glibc2.0 and glic2.1 at the same time

[Martin v. Loewis]

> The problem is that i have too Interbase 4.0 for linux. The
> libraries for interbase were linked against glibc2.0 from REdHat
> 5.1.  I have installed the compat-* rpm from the installation. How
> can I link my programs to the interbase that uses glibc2.0.  and how
> can i tell to the loader to use glibc2.1 or glibc2.0 at the same
> time depending on the library the current program need.

In theory, programs linked with glibc 2.0 should continue to work with
glibc 2.1, with no problems. So there is no need to link with glibc
2.0. Also, it is not possible.

Is there a problem with using glibc 2.1?

Regards,
Martin