glibc 2.2.3 problems when compiling on RH 7.1

Ulrich Drepper drepper@redhat.com
Thu Apr 19 12:50:00 GMT 2001


"H . J . Lu" <hjl@lucon.org> writes:

> It is very tricky to install your own glibc on RedHat 7.1 since
> it may have /lib/i686. You have to know what you are doing to
> upgrade glibc on it.

Which is exactly why I tell everybody for ages not to compile glibc
themselves.  It requires far more knowledge then the average installer
has and cannot be automated completely.  Simply go with the updates
for the distribution.

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