glibc 2.1.3
Andreas Jaeger
aj@suse.de
Fri Feb 25 00:36:00 GMT 2000
>>>>> Ulrich Drepper writes:
> I've uploaded the 2.1.3 release of glibc to
> ftp://sourceware.cygnus.com/pub/glibc/releases
> There you can find the files
> glibc-2.1.3.tar.bz2 (also .gz)
> glibc-2.1.2-2.1.3.diff.gz
> glibc-linuxthreads-2.1.3.tar.gz
> There is no new crypt add-on since it hasn't changed.
I've uploaded the files now to ftp.gnu.org so that they will appear
soon on your local gnu mirror.
Please note that the crypt add-on is only available from ftp.gwdg.de
(see README or FAQ for details).
Andreas
> This release fixes many bugs in all parts of the library and everybody
> is encouraged to update. Preferably through your distribution
> provider since compiling glibc yourself means taking a risk unless you
> know exactly what you are doing.
> This release should be fully compatible (both directions) with glibc
> 2.1.2. The only part which changed is the format of the files
> containing the locale data. This can be easily fixed by running the
> `localedef' program for the locales which get used on the system (or
> by running `make localedata/install-locales' to update all of them).
--
Andreas Jaeger
SuSE Labs aj@suse.de
private aj@arthur.rhein-neckar.de
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