"Gerald Cenir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have a RH 7.3 system in the office and I need to build some packages > that needs Glibc 2.3.x libraries. Is it advisable to upgrade the Glibc > libraries?
The real question is: why are you even running an ancient Linux system in the first place? Glibc isn't one to upgrade lightly, and would require you to check the ABI compatibility of *every single binary* (well, every binary linking on glibc) on the system for breakage. Furthermore, you will have to check that your dynamic loading is correct (e.g. if LD_LIBRARY_PATH is of the right value.) If not done correctly... well, try not to think of that. You may probably want to look into divesting the glibc-2.3.x packages you want built on a chroot, probably built with a recent rpmstrap. But, then again, there's no guarantee if that recent rpmstrap will run on a 7.3. A probably saner solution would be to get a more recent distro (hey, it shouldn't be that difficult to install now, would it?) Cheers, Zakame -- Zak B. Elep [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
