>> I'm running Scribus and other programs on a RH9 system which is glibc >> 3.2.3. >> I don't want to leave RH9, but at the same time I'd like to be able to >> run PhotoPaint9 which only works with glibc < 3.2.3. Is it possible to >> have two libc versions on the same installation? If so, what is what >> and what is important. Or... any other clue to make PP9 run with libc >> 3.2.3? >> >> --Thomas > > ================== > > Thomas, > As glibc is a very important part of the base of your whole system, it's > probably not wise to tinker with it. I have heard of some folks running > 2 versions, but more about folks killing their systems and reinstalling > everything.
All too true. If you /do/ feel game to try running two glibc versions, though, it is often possible. You would need to install the extra one in a special directory in /usr/local, say /usr/local/glibc-320. Building from source and using './configure --prefix=/usr/local/glibc-320' would be the easy way to do so. You then add it to your LD_LIBRARY_PATH before running your special app, or use a wrapper script to do it for you. For example: #!/bin/sh LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/glibc-320:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH \ /usr/local/bin/appname Naturally you'd replace '-320' with your chosen glibc version, I've just picked 3.2.0 as an example. Craig Ringer
