Re: How to compile libc5 binaries?
>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 1998 at 03:44:13PM +0000, Andy Spiegl wrote:
> > I want to build binaries of a c++ program which has to run on a
> > libc5 based Linux. I installed these packages:
> > libc5-altdev
> > libdl1-altdev
> > ldso
> > because their descriptions say they are needed for this task.
>
> You'll need altgcc and libg++27-altdev too.
>
> > But now I can't find any information on how to use them.
> > Could some kind soul please point me to the documentation?
>
> There isn't much documentation for them. Basically, you use the alternate
> compiler in altgcc (/usr/i486-linuxlibc1/bin/gcc IIRC); you might need to
> add appropriate preprocessor and linker flags too.
If it is just for occasional use, would it work to compile on a plain
libc6 system and link statically?
Eric
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