I want to apply the large file system (LFS) patch to 2.2.14 and glibc-.2.1.3. I'm happy with the kernel bit but not the glibc.
Clearly I can get the source of Debian, apply the LFS patch and re-build, but I'm very wary of re-building glib for obvious reasons. Alternatively, there's a .RPM for RedHat which I could install. My question is: which is the lesser of these two evils? I've never built glibc before so have no ideas what dependencies it has, what "gotchas" there are etc. Conversely, applying a non-Debian package to something critical like this is also risky. I'd appreciate help in deciding which route to take. Cheers, Robin Collins BTW, I must use 2.2.14 due to massive corruption problems with 2.2.17/NFS/loop/crypto which I don't get with 2.2.14.