begin quote On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 17:57:47 +0000 Mike Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hihi, > > I am wanting to take an ~x86 box back to x86 (without waiting weeks, > or months). > 99.99% of things I'm not worried about downgrading. But then there is > glibc (and possible binutils and gcc). > At the moment glibc is 2.3.2-r8 with stable at 2.3.2-r1, a minor > revision that > I don't expect to cause any great trouble. Binutils 2.14.90.0.7-r3 -> > 2.14.90.0.6-r6. GCC 3.3.2-r2 -> 3.2.3-r2. > > Normally I'm a gung-ho kind of guy, but I can't be doing with > install/fixing > this box *again* (selinux is too much like hard work). > Should I be worried about downgrading? > I did this yesterday. It was painful. I went from a two days old up-to-date ~x86 nptl to a x86 system. things that break : gcc couldnt compile gcc, something broke mid emerge -u system. installing binary gcc x86 fixed, and let gcc rebuild itself. once glibc was updated, mount didn't work and broke, forced a rebuild there before things worked. openssl : after downgrading openssl, rebuild gcc. Gcc will cache sanitized headers of openssl that broke when updating wget. ergo, wget was killed. Tips: before you start installing, download all things. //Spider -- begin .signature This is a .signature virus! Please copy me into your .signature! See Microsoft KB Article Q265230 for more information. end
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