Bug#218396: Bug#218461: i686 libraries not being used on i686
At Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:27:43 -0500,
Chip Salzenberg wrote:
> I've installed libc6-i686 to get i686 libraries used on my P3 machine.
> But ldd and lsof reveal that they're not being used. e.g.:
>
> # ldd /bin/echo
> libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x4002b000)
> /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000)
I wonder why you submitted such report even you had submitted #218396...
Or am I missing?
At Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:37:55 -0500,
Chip Salzenberg wrote:
> The package description hides, in a late paragraph and with confusing
> wording, the fact that if you don't have a 2.6 kernel the package does
> absolutely nothing. Not a sausage.
>
> That information should be in large friendly letters at the TOP of the
> description.
BTW, which kind of description is appropriate? Please show us.
gotom@moog:~> dpkg -s libc6-i686
Package: libc6-i686
(omit)
Description: GNU C Library: Shared libraries [i686 optimized]
Contains the standard libraries that are used by nearly all programs on
the system. This package includes shared versions of the standard C
library and the standard math library, as well as many others.
.
This set of libraries is optimized for i686 machines, and will only be
used if you have an i686 class CPU (check the output of `uname -m'). This
includes Pentium Pro, Pentium II/III, Celeron CPU's and similar class
CPU's (including clones such as AMD, but not the Via C3).
.
This package includes support for NPTL. The optimized libraries will not <-
be used unless you are using a 2.6 kernel. <-
.
WARNING: Some commercial programs may not work well with these libraries.
Most notably, IBM's JDK. If you experience problems with such
applications, you will need to remove this package.
Regards,
-- gotom
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