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Re: glibc 2.0.7 -> 2.2.1 upgrade stories



Haven't had any OOPSes after I updated glibc, all the really important stuff
that I think would not take lightly to me replacing it's core libraries
(don't ask me which exactly - I don't remember, but they do include KDE :-)
and the locales. except for the librpm issues, which I'm almost 100% sure
are not glibc related the system works like magic (except, of course, for
the lousy ISDN adapter ;-)
Like I said - I installed RPMs. most things that I prefer to install binary,
and use the time I spare not watching the machine grind source lines to do
some more interesting stuff ;-)

Oded

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"Past: Common sense. Today: ISO 9000"
 -- P-P A



----- Original Message -----
From: "Schlomo Schapiro" <schapiro@clerk.pi.huji.ac.il>
To: "Oded Arbel" <odeda-linux-il@betalfa.org.il>
Cc: "Linux-IL Mailing List" <linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 11:25
Subject: Re: glibc 2.0.7 -> 2.2.1 upgrade stories


> No,
>
> while my system is RPM based (SuSE 6.0), I use rpm mostly for rpm -e
> before I install a new program. I only compile stuff on that machine.
> The FAQ of glib said that it should work (I actually compiled a program on
> another machine that has glibc 2.1 and it works on my glibc 2.0
> system!) and that the make install will remove the old includes.
>
> The Q was wether there are any other problems, how well does the binary
> compatibility work etc.
>
> Schlomo
>
>
> On Mon, 26 Feb 2001, Oded Arbel wrote:
>
> > Its not such a problem, but it isn't trivial.
> > If you upgrade using RPMs, then the old include files should be removed,
and
> > the new ones put instead - automagicly.
> > Now - upgrading only the glibc packages would probably coz lots of
havoc, as
> > some RPMS really want a specific glibc version, and some (not most -
just a
> > bit) really do need that specific version. anyway - don't forget to
upgrade
> > your locales. I know that in my system (Mandrake 7.2) some files moved
from
> > the glibc packages to the locales packages, and so I was missing lots of
> > files after just upgrading the glibc, and some programs - like perl for
> > example - were complaining about improper locale settings.
> > Anyway - after I fixed everything, I still have a problem with software
that
> > useslibrpm - they keep complaining about missing symbols in librpm, and
> > crash. now I can't run MandrakeUpdate :-( but I guess that due to the
fact
> > that I also upgraded to RPM 4 - another thing that I think one should
> > carefully consider before attempting. Weird though.
> > I think that Mandrake are planning to number their next version 8.0, and
I
> > see no justification to that. 7.0 was a major release, signifying their
> > break from 100% RedHat compatibility, HFS, completely re-written
installer
> > and lots of newadministration packages. but the next version, except for
a
> > new kernel version, a paradigm shift in the way the configuration stuff
> > /looks/ under X and a new version of KDE2, I see nothing extremely new -
why
> > would they not call it 7.3 ?
> >
> > Oded
> >
> > --
> > In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an
> > invincible summer.
> >  -- Albert Camus
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Schlomo Schapiro" <schapiro@clerk.pi.huji.ac.il>
> > To: "Linux-IL Mailing List" <linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 19:24
> > Subject: glibc 2.0.7 -> 2.2.1 upgrade stories
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am planning to upgrade my glibc as above. According to the FAQ this
> > > should work and the configure told that the old glibc 2.0.x headers in
> > > /usr/include will be removed.
> > >
> > > Can anybody tell success/horror stories or give tips about this topic
> > > before I completely trash my installation ?
> > >
> > > Schlomo
> > >
> > > --
> > > Schlomo Schapiro
> > > Computation Authority
> > > Hebrew University of Jerusalem
> > >
> > > Tel: ++972 / 2 / 65-84404
> > > Fax:           65-27349
> > > email: schapiro@clerk.pi.huji.ac.il
> > > WWW: http://shum.cc.huji.ac.il/~schapiro
> > >
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>
> --
> Schlomo Schapiro
> Computation Authority
> Hebrew University of Jerusalem
>
> Tel: ++972 / 2 / 65-84404
> Fax:             65-27349
> email: schapiro@clerk.pi.huji.ac.il
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>
>


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