At Thu, 21 Aug 2003 14:18:53 +0200, Meik Hellmund wrote: > gotom wrote in this bug report log: > >I don't have any interests non-opensource non-free commercial packages > >written in this original report (so I plan to just close), > > Please, please, reconsider your position in this question. It could move > Debian in a niche for purists. > I run as a sysadmin over 60 Debian Linux boxes for scientists in a university > institute for theoretical physics and a institute for mathematics. This would > be impossible without e.g. Mathematica for Linux or Maple for Linux running on > these computers. People need this software for their daily work. > (Please don't point me to free computer algebra systems like Maxima or Octave. > I know them and their abilities.) > > The statically linked mathematica "kernel" is one more piece of software > that segfaults with libc6 2.3.2 > The problem is not urgent, Woody is working fine, but when the situation > stays this way, the next update could sweep away Debian from our computers.
I think RedHat will ship next RH9.x/10, then Wolfram Research will ship new version for glibc 2.3.3. > Please, at least publish some kind of workaround for this problem > (using something like LD_PRELOAD? Is this possible with a static binary?) Yes, use LD_LIBRARY_PATH, or chroot. The problem is even static binary loads dynamic linked libraries. And yes, we need to make FAQ about this issue. Regards, -- gotom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
