Bug#205328: libc6: mathematica segfaults, too
At Thu, 21 Aug 2003 14:18:53 +0200,
Meik Hellmund wrote:
> gotom wrote in this bug report log:
> >I don't have any interests non-opensource non-free commercial packages
> >written in this original report (so I plan to just close),
>
> Please, please, reconsider your position in this question. It could move
> Debian in a niche for purists.
> I run as a sysadmin over 60 Debian Linux boxes for scientists in a university
> institute for theoretical physics and a institute for mathematics. This would
> be impossible without e.g. Mathematica for Linux or Maple for Linux running on
> these computers. People need this software for their daily work.
> (Please don't point me to free computer algebra systems like Maxima or Octave.
> I know them and their abilities.)
>
> The statically linked mathematica "kernel" is one more piece of software
> that segfaults with libc6 2.3.2
> The problem is not urgent, Woody is working fine, but when the situation
> stays this way, the next update could sweep away Debian from our computers.
I think RedHat will ship next RH9.x/10, then Wolfram Research will
ship new version for glibc 2.3.3.
> Please, at least publish some kind of workaround for this problem
> (using something like LD_PRELOAD? Is this possible with a static binary?)
Yes, use LD_LIBRARY_PATH, or chroot. The problem is even static
binary loads dynamic linked libraries. And yes, we need to make FAQ
about this issue.
Regards,
-- gotom
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