Peter I Amstutz wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Jun 1999, Sven Panne wrote:
> > [...] I suggest that you use
> >
> >    ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/local/pms/ghc-4.03-43.i386.rpm
> 
> Is this a binary dist or a working source snapshot?

That´s a binary rpm, for the source rpm replace "i386" with "src".

> Either way I'll be downloading it tonight when I get home from work...

Remember, home /= work!  ;-)

> Actually I've never had my compiler get confused with libc versions
> yet. It could be that the libc6 bins are a very recent addition,
> aquired actually just to get ghc 4.02 working :) [...]

You´ll have problems with *every* older compiler which has its own
libraries linked against libc5. Executables built with those compilers
on a libc6 system will load libc5 *and* libc6 => loads of fun...  :-P

\begin{storiesOfOld}
   Aaaah, do you remember the golden times when every library was
   linked statically into the executable...?
   \epsfigure{RockingChair.eps}
\end{storiesOfOld}

Cheers,
   Sven
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