Re: xlib6/xlib6g

[Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net>]

On Wed, 8 Oct 1997, Will Lowe wrote:

> What's the difference between these two?  Why do they conflict,  and why
> do I remember hearing stories of xlib6g breaking a few systems?
> 
> I need to install tk8.0,  but I can't without installing xlib6g,  which
> conflicts with xlib6 .... around we go.
> 
Xlib6 is linked against libc5, while xlib6g is linked against libc6. For
libc6 development you want the "g" version. They conflict for, what should
be, obvious reasons.

Xlib6g "breaks" those X programs that are still linked against libc5. As
these programs get rebuilt the problems will go away.

Luck,

Dwarf
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