Re: new libc6(?) breaks jdk1.1
On Mon, Mar 15, 1999 at 12:32:01PM -0800, Jim Pick wrote:
>
> Petri Wessman <orava@termiitti.akumiitti.fi> writes:
>
> > Hi all, ran into a problem just now. I used apt-get to update the
> > system to the newest potato snapshot (I do that about once a
> > week). Apt-get updated a bunch of packages, among them libc6. After
> > the update, java and javac from jdk1.1-1.1.7v1a-2 blow up with:
> >
> > /usr/lib/jdk1.1/bin/i686/green_threads/java: error in loading shared
> > libraries: /usr/lib/jdk1.1/lib/i686/green_threads/libjava.so:
> > undefined symbol: _dl_symbol_value
> >
> > I suspect this is due to the new libc6, but I'm not 100% sure. Any
> > workarounds for this, is there a newer jdk available that works with
> > the new potato snapshot or something else I could try?
>
> It's a known bug in the jdk. They used internal glibc symbols they
> shouldn't have. StarOffice and some GNUstep binaries have similar
> problems. I don't know if there is a newer, fixed, version. Not many
> people use glibc 2.1 yet, so I doubt it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> - Jim
>
>
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There was some mention on the jdk1.2 prerelease page about having glibc2.1
binaries available in the near future. Look for it on Freshmeat, I don't
have the URL handy.
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