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Re: glibc 2.2.3 problems when compiling on RH 7.1
- To: Byron Stanoszek <gandalf at winds dot org>
- Subject: Re: glibc 2.2.3 problems when compiling on RH 7.1
- From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper at redhat dot com>
- Date: 19 Apr 2001 14:38:15 -0700
- Cc: libc-alpha at sources dot redhat dot com
- References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0104191724160.14246-100000@winds.org>
- Reply-To: drepper at cygnus dot com (Ulrich Drepper)
Byron Stanoszek <gandalf@winds.org> writes:
> I believe that's mainly because RedHat included a beta
> version of 2.2.3 that had the extra symbol defined that is now not defined
> anymore, and several libraries were compiled using that symbol.
No, that's not the problem. You are not overwriting once libc object
while a different, older one gets used. It's entirely your fault.
> Until 7.1, I've never had a problem installing glibc on RedHat.
Which just proves my point: the installation is getting more and more
complicated so that people not directly involved in the development
don't know all the details.
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