[lug] Compatibility between glibc-2.1 and glibc-2.2

[D. Stimits]

"Riggs, Rob" wrote:
> 
> There are compatibility packages that come with the RH7 distro that you may
> have overlooked: compat-glibc-6.2-2.1.3.2 & compat-libstdc++-6.2-2.9.0.14.
> These packages are there specifically to address the problems you mention.

That's one I forgot about...download compat libs first, then install via
upgrade, followed by installing compat to put the old stuff back in as
backup. Btw, I always install compat stuff, I hate all the software that
breaks when going to purely newer libs.

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harris, James [mailto:James_Harris at maxtor.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 3:10 PM
> To: Boulder Linux Users Group (lug at lug.boulder.co.us)
> Subject: [lug] Compatibility between glibc-2.1 and glibc-2.2
> 
> Hi everybody!
> 
> I'm getting confused with the recent RedHat updates on RH 7.0 bringing
> glibc-2.1 up to glibc-2.2.  We have a box that we've patched completely, but
> our third party application was apparently linked against 2.1 and won't
> install now that we have 2.2.4 on the system.
> 
> Looking at the install script, we can easily fool the installer to work, but
> the BIG question is: will be application be unstable running with 2.2 when
> it was originally built on 2.1?  We've sent this question out to the vendor,
> but anticipate that it may take them some time to respond, and I figure you
> guys might know whether the glibc libraries themselves are compatible.  I've
> tried going to the glibc web page but can't find any compatibility
> information out there.
> 
> Does anyone here know?... Or are there any good sites out there that address
> this type of compatibility issue?
> 
> Thanks as always!
> 
> James Harris
> Systems Administrator
> Network Operating Systems Group
> EDS @ Maxtor Corporation
> 303.702.3853
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