Yes, I have read this in
/var/portage/sys-libs/glibc/files/eblits/pkg_setup.eblit
and I understand the risks.
if has_version '>'${CATEGORY}/${PF} ; then
eerror "Sanity check to keep you from breaking your system:"
eerror " Downgrading glibc is not supported and a sure way to destruction"
die "aborting to save your system"
fi
I want to do it anyway.
A multitude of apps that used to run just fine now give "free(): invalid
pointer" errors since I upgraded to glibc-2.11
A simple downgrade doesn't work - too many apps will not start including bash.
Has anyone done this or knows of a howto? I'm happy to rebuild a few critical
apps statically if that's what it takes. I'm not happy chasing down half the
system to do it :-)
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
