Re: linux SMP - slackware or Redhat?

[Alan Cox]

> well, Slackware 4.0 is libc5 based.  it has glibc runtime support, but it
> is still libc5 based.  personaly I like it this way.  I have seen to many
> glib 2.1 bugs show up when I am compiling old programs on Caldera 2.2.  I
> realy dont see the big need for Glibc support other then runtime support.
> 
> feel free to inform me otherwise.

For an SMP box you need glibc 2.0 (preferably 2.1) to do threaded programming
that will a) work b) use SMP.

It depends on your application. libc5 however is dead and unmaintained so the
appropriate cautionary notes in that sense apply to some people.

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