Re: binutils test result mysteries

["H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>]

On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 9:43 AM, Dennis Clarke <dclarke@blastwave.org> wrote:
>
> Thank you very much for the help. I have even gone so far as to look into compiling
> my own glibc but of course that will get me no where but the fifth level of hell.
>
>> You need
>>
>> [root@gnu-27 hjl]# rpm -qf /lib64/libgcc_s.so.1
>> libgcc-4.4.6-4.el6.x86_64
>> [root@gnu-27 hjl]#
>
> Let me take a look for that :
>
> [root@sedna ~]# rpm -qf /lib64/libgcc_s.so.1
> libgcc-4.4.6-4.el6.x86_64
> [root@sedna ~]# yum install libgcc-4.4.6-4.el6.x86_64
> Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin
> rhel-x86_64-workstation-6                                | 1.8 kB     00:00
> rhel-x86_64-workstation-supplementary-6                  | 1.8 kB     00:00
> Setting up Install Process
> Package libgcc-4.4.6-4.el6.x86_64 already installed and latest version
> Nothing to do
>

[hjl@gnu-27 ~]$ rpm -qf /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.4.4/libgcc_s.so
gcc-4.4.6-4.el6.x86_64
[hjl@gnu-27 ~]$

> OKay, so that was already installed.
>
>> [root@gnu-27 hjl]# rpm -qf /usr/lib64/libc.a
>> glibc-static-2.12-1.80.el6.x86_64
>> [root@gnu-27 hjl]#
>>
>> glibc-static rpm is on RHEL 6 optional channel.
>
> Not sure how to get the "optional" channel, at the moment I see this :
>
> [root@sedna ~]# rpm -qf /usr/lib64/libc.a
> error: file /usr/lib64/libc.a: No such file or directory
>
> So I'll go back to the Red Hat login and hunt around for this "optional" channel thing.
> At this particular moment I miuss Debian but want to cling to support Red Hat ;-)
>
> dc
>

https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Deployment_Guide/entitlements-and-yum.html


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H.J.