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Re: PATCH: BZ #14664: changing prefix breaks "make check-abi-libc"

From: "H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>
To: Rich Felker <dalias at aerifal dot cx>
Cc: libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:17:50 -0800
Subject: Re: PATCH: BZ #14664: changing prefix breaks "make check-abi-libc"
References: <20121210010033.GA8607@gmail.com><20121210193103.68CFE2C0E5@topped-with-meat.com><20121210200404.GK20323@brightrain.aerifal.cx>

On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Rich Felker <dalias@aerifal.cx> wrote:
> I agree completely. To be more concrete, there's no justifiable reason
> an application linked to glibc on a "normal" system should fail to
> work on a system where glibc is installed as a non-default libc under
> some prefix like /usr/glibc-compat or similar.
>

I don't think the "normal" binaries will touch files under  /usr/glibc-compat
at all.  That is if you remove the "normal" glibc libraries under /usr, the
"normal" binaries will crash.

-- 
H.J.

Follow-Ups:
- Re: PATCH: BZ #14664: changing prefix breaks "make check-abi-libc"
  - From: Rich Felker

References:
- PATCH: BZ #14664: changing prefix breaks "make check-abi-libc"
  - From: H.J. Lu
- Re: PATCH: BZ #14664: changing prefix breaks "make check-abi-libc"
  - From: Roland McGrath
- Re: PATCH: BZ #14664: changing prefix breaks "make check-abi-libc"
  - From: Rich Felker

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