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Re: glibc-2.2.2 installation problem



Thanks for the tips. Maybe my problem was that when I
edited ld.so.conf the first time, I left /usr/lib before
the glibc stuff.
Can I use the LD_LIBRARY_PATH trick to test and see if 
a particular configuration works? Or do I have to hose/
unhose my system?

J.

Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2001, Jeremy Hoyland wrote:
> 
> > I need to install glibc-2.2.2 over my RH6.2 installation.
> > I do NOT want to upgrade my kernel to 2.4 - I just need
> > the later binutils/glibc/gcc for development purposes.
> >
> > I searched google and found an email that said to
> > first install compat-glibc-6.2-2.1.3.2.i386.rpm. Did that.
> > Then I edited /etc/ld.so.conf and put /usr/i386-glibc21-linux/lib
> > in front of /usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib (the email said that, too)
> >
> > I then ran ldconfig -v and hosed my system. It took me an hour
> > in rescue mode from the cdrom to fsck my disks, remount, chroot,
> > revert ld.so.conf to its original format, ldconfig (yes, linux
> > hung again) repeat all of the above and reboot.
> 
> A couple of tips:
> 
> Take a copy of your working glibc libraries (use 'rpm -ql
> compat-glibc-6.2-2.1.3.2' to get an idea of what is required) and put them
> at /usr/linux-i386-glibc-2.1/lib .
> 
> Then add that directory to ld.so.conf, _before_ /usr/lib . If your system
> has managed to get through that, this means that you have a working copy
> of glibc to go back to in case of trouble.
> 
> Also prepare a script in the line of:
> 
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/linux-i386-glibc-2.1/lib exec "$@"
> 
> And then try to upgrade :(
> 
> --
> Tzafrir Cohen
> mailto:tzafrir@technion.ac.il
> http://www.technion.ac.il/~tzafrir

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