[expert] Backward compatibility

2001-10-24 Thread Biagio Lucini
Dear All, I have the following problem. I would like to use on Mandrake 8.1 an executable that has been compiled for RH6.2 (of course, I don't have the source code). I know this is possible under RH 7.2, thanks to the packages compat-libstdc++-6.2-2.9.0.14 compat-glibc-6.2-2.1.3.2 and m

Re: [expert] Backward compatibility

2001-10-25 Thread Alfredo C. Lopez
I think you could use the packages , some are in the mdk 8.0 cds compat-glibc-7.2-2.1.3.3mdk.i586.rpm compat-libs-5.3-8mdk.i586.rpm others in previous versions: ld.so-1.9.5-13mdk.i586.rpm libc-5.3.12-35mdk.i586.rpm With this packages I ran older programs in mdk 8.0 . I don't check if th

Re: [expert] Backward compatibility

2001-10-25 Thread Biagio Lucini
On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Alfredo C. Lopez wrote: > I think you could use the packages , some are in the mdk 8.0 cds > compat-glibc-7.2-2.1.3.3mdk.i586.rpm > compat-libs-5.3-8mdk.i586.rpm > others in previous versions: > ld.so-1.9.5-13mdk.i586.rpm > libc-5.3.12-35mdk.i586.rpm > Hi - many t

Re: [expert] Backward compatibility

2001-10-25 Thread John Haywood
On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 02:19, you wrote: > On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Alfredo C. Lopez wrote: > > I think you could use the packages , some are in the mdk 8.0 cds > > compat-glibc-7.2-2.1.3.3mdk.i586.rpm > > compat-libs-5.3-8mdk.i586.rpm > > others in previous versions: > > ld.so-1.9.5-13mdk.i586.rp

Re: [expert] Backward compatibility

2001-10-26 Thread ddcharles
Hi, If I am understanding your question correctly, you are looking for a package that will offer compatibility for older apps (based on 2.1.x glibc. If that is the case, Mandrake DOES come with a similar package, it is called: compat-glibc-7.2-2.1.3.3mdk HTH, David Charles On Thu, 25 Oct 2001

Re: [expert] Backward compatibility

2001-10-25 Thread Biagio Lucini
On Wed, 24 Oct 2001, Sergio Korlowsky wrote: > On Wednesday 24 October 2001 06:34 am, you wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > I have the following problem. I would like to use on Mandrake 8.1 > > an executable that has been compiled for RH6.2 (of course, I don't have > > the source code). I know thi