On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, Maurice Hendrix wrote:
> I've been reading /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes. I found two
things.
> First, it doesn't document changes to the kernel from patch to patch.
Where
> *can* I find this info? Keeping the patch files just to be able to
review
> what was changed is a pain.
>
> The documentation is not entirely clear about Libc. It says you need
Libc 5
> version <something>. It also says you need Libc 6 version
<something-else>.
>
> What is the difference between Libc 5 and Libc 6?
> Do I need them *both* or *either*?
You need whichever one the app you are trying to run expects. Most
systems have both.
> According /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Changes I should do 'ls -l
> /lib/libc*'. But if the version number is not encoded in the filename,
that
> won't help.
The versionn number _is_ included in the file name. Always. Do ls -l
/lib/libc* and see what you get.
> So, how do I find out the version number if the file is called
> /lib/libc.so.6 ?
>
ls -l /lib/libc.so.6
libc.so.6 is a symbolic to the real libc file, probably libc-2.0.6.so or
something. :-).
The Changes file is mostly intended for people who are upgrading to that
major release of the kernel from an earlier one, from 1.2.x to 2.0.x,
say, or from 2.0.x to 2.2.x.
>
>
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