Re: Motif and libc6
On Sep 27, Lawrence wrote
> I heard from the lists there is a problem compiling a Motif program with
> libc6. I have contacted RedHat and they said that they may release their
> Motif development kit compatible with libc6 very later this year.
> Meanwhile, is it possible to install libc6 and still able to compile Motif
> program?
On Sep 26, Scott K. Ellis answered
> Yes, but not by linking them to libc6. You will need to install the
> altgcc and libc5-altdev packages, as well as the various other '-altdev'
> packages for the libraries you need (xlib6-altdev, etc.). If you're
> planning on upgrading (or partially upgrading) to libc6, check out my
> Debian libc5 to libc6 Mini-HOWTO which I post here about weekly and which
> can be found at http://www.gate.net/~storm/FAQ/
Another possibility is not to use true Motif, but LessTif. I've did
non-maintainer releases of updated LessTif packages, both for libc6 and (in
the alternative locations) libc5. These appear to work quite well (or nobody
is using them): I've not seen or received bug reports about them.
Ray
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