On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Arno Verhoeven wrote:
>
> The new AX.25 libs/tools don't work with Slackware unless you compile
> and install glibc2.1.
Ooooh! I wonder why?
> If you only want to work with the newer 2.2.x kernels you can continue
> using the axutils-2.1.42a.
> The only thing to keep in mind is that these don't compile while you are
> running a 2.2 kernel. But axutils binaries compiled on a system runing a
> 2.0 or 2.1 kernel, run just fine on a system running a new 2.2 kernel.
OK. That is good to know. I have it all running now under 2.0.36 so I
should be ok?
So....I will run off to those sites and look for a precompiled version
which should be great. (I hope)
>
> If you are looking for precompiled Slackware packages look in
> ftp://sharon.esrac.ele.tue.nl/pub/linux/slakware/
> or
> http://www.iae.nl/users/paularno/linux/
>
> There you can find 3 packages for Slackware.
> ax25util.tgz
> z8530drv.tgz
> xforms.tgz
>
> You can install these with pkginstall.
What is x8530drv.tgz for? I don't think I use that right now?
>
> The ax25util package contains version 2.1.42a.
> As with the original source installation you still need to change the
> configuration files in /etc/ax25/ and add kissattach and whatever in
> rc.local or rc.something.
OK. I have all those statements in 'rc.ax25' file; located in /etc/ax25
directory..
>
> The z8530drv package contains both version 2.4c and 3.0. With a small
> script which automagically determines what version to call, depending on
> the kernel version you are running.
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