Re: Errors in compiling a source package
> Now there's a rather strong warning against downgrading ldso to version
> 1.8.x, which is the option I'm looking at here, since I can't install
> libc6 without gutting my system, making it near impossible to do what I
> wanted to do in the first place, that is to compile a source package.
Well, I more-or-less understand why you wanted to upgrade ld.so, and
why the upgrade didn't do what you wanted to. But I still fail to
see why you want to downgrade ld.so. Really the hamm ld.so doesn't
conflict/depend on anything in bo/hamm, so you should be able to
use the hamm ld.so safely on a bo system. Really, unless you have
_very_ good reasons to downgrade your ld.so, *don't* do it!
> Why is this warning there?
Well, I'm tempted to say "just try it, punk". But I won't, as that will make
your system completely unusable: every command (cp, ln, bash, *everything*)
will stop to work.
> Is there anything I can do manually to downgrade my machine's ldso?
There should be: (untested!):
cd /tmp
mkdir ldso
dpkg --extract /tmp/ld.so.-bo-version-.deb ldso
cp -a ldso/lib/* /lib
dpkg -i /tmp/ld.-bo-version-.deb
But I advice against this. And, it's so untested I would hesitate
to use it on my computer.
(Ah, well, I was one of the first to fall for the ld.so downgrade trap,
and, after that I was so shocked at the results that I put statically
linked versions of cp and friends in /static/bin. With those files
I'd be able to get my system back on it's feet. But if you don't have
them, well, you'll have to hard-reset your system, and boot from floppy).
Wish you luck!
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