Bug#197668: Bug#197673: Acknowledgement (libc6: __ctype_b_loc is not properly exported)
At 16 Jun 2003 22:46:34 -0600,
Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>
> Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org> writes:
>
> > It compiles fine here. I suspect you have a bad copy of libc or
> > binutils somewhere in your system; make sure it's using the right
> > headers, libraries, and linker please.
>
> Hmm. How weird.... I am looking.
>
> Ok. I have tracked it down and I'm not certain what to grumble at.
> The tip off was checking the libraries gcc -print-search-dirs reported.
>
> I had some libraries for a home spun x86-64 cross compiler installed
> in i386-linux. gcc was search in there and finding an old copy of glibc-2.2
> Which explains why the new symbols were not found.
>
> I will agree that i386-linux was not the best name for a cross
> compiler directory. But why was that being searched before lib?
I guess your old copy is derived from SuSE's or something? x86-64 in
debian is under development, so it's not a "bug", I think. (I don't
know well, but I guess x86-64 might be designed to be capable for both
ia32 and amd64).
BTW, this bug seemed being fixed, so could I close it?
Regards,
-- gotom
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