Subj : Re: Upgrading glibc?
To   : comp.os.linux
From : FLY135
Date : Fri Oct 01 2004 08:26 pm


"Sybren Stuvel" <sybrenUSE@YOURthirdtower.imagination.com> wrote in message
news:slrnclr079.6lo.sybrenUSE@sybren.thirdtower.com...
> FLY135 enlightened us with:
> > I want to install an RPM of some software but it requires
> > glibc-2.3.4 and I have glibc-2.3.2.  However when I try to install
> > it I get errors saying that other packages depend on 2.3.2.  Is it a
> > futile task to try and upgrade?  Will I end up breaking a bunch of
> > software on my RH 9.0 installation?  Can't multiple glibc versions
> > reside on the same system?
>
> glibc is very tricky to update - do it wrong and your system is
> unbootable. You can try recompiling the software you're installing, so
> it's linked to your version of glibc.

Yes, I found a tutorial on www.tldp.org regarding this....

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Glibc-Install-HOWTO/special-things-you-need-to-do.html

It looks very dangerous.  It makes me wonder how anyone can create a program
using shared libraries and expect to distribute it to the public.

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