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Re: glibc2.1 [offtopic]
- To: nbecker@fred.net
- Subject: Re: glibc2.1 [offtopic]
- From: hjl@lucon.org (H.J. Lu)
- Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 07:16:56 -0800 (PST)
- Cc: libc-hacker@cygnus.com, egcs@egcs.cygnus.com
>
> It sounds to me that we have a problem. Glibc2.1 was announced to the
> net, with a clear recommendation to replace glibc2.0.[1] I think there's
> going to be a bunch of unhappily surprised folks if they find all
> their c++ binaries break - including all of kde, for example. I don't
> think this was clearly spelled out in the glibc2.1 release notes. If
> I understand this situation correctly, I suggest the glibc2.1
> announcement be ammended to spell this out more clearly.
>
> Footnotes:
> [1] Yes, I know there are cautions that tell you not to try to
> install glibc2.1 yourself unless you know what you are doing, but just
> the same, IMHO if we already know that all c++ binaries will break we
> ought to tell everyone a lot more clearly.
>
Just use my egcs 1.1.x/Linux. Nothing should be broken.
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H.J. Lu (hjl@gnu.org)