Both are versions of libc, the shared library that contains the most common,
standard C library functions. glibc, also called libc6, is said to be an
improvement in many ways, such as better support for multithreaded programs.
It is also considerably bigger than libc5, introducing problems when used,
for example, on bootdisks (some of which even use libc4).
At this pint, any decent distribution will include runtime support for both
libc5 and glibc. Try the glibc version and see if it works for you.
For more technical info on the differences, you can look to these URLs:
http://www.imaxx.net/~thrytis/glibc/index.old.html
http://huizen.dds.nl/~frodol/glibc/overview.html
At 11:54 AM 7/26/99 +0200, TAG wrote:
>I was wondering if anyone could tell me the difference between glibc and
>libc5 and what they are used for. The reason is that in many cases when I
>want to donwload a file or prog, it has two options - can anyone clear
>this up for me.
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