On Thu, 26 Feb 1998, Bruce Locke wrote: > Is glibc just another name for libc6? If not, why isn't debian using it > instead when RedHat and some other distributions claim to be converting to > it?
Yes, libc6 and glibc are the same thing. libc6 refers to the major number 6 of the C library. The package is named that to better corrispond with the naming convention used for the libc5 and earlier libc4 packages. -- Scott K. Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.gate.net/~storm/ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
