Re: Netscape
On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, Shao Zhang wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have got netscape 4.5 libc5 version. In the ftp directory, I
> also saw a glibc version.
>
> Which one is supposed to be better?? What is the difference
> between libc & glibc??
>
> Thx for any explanations...
>
> Shao.
Consider libc5 (or libc) as obsolete and carried for legacy reasons. Libc6
(or glibc) is the more modern libc and is a step toward making binaries
between different types of Unix on Intel and other platforms more
compatable. I suggest that you actually have both on your system because
there are many useful programs still compiled against libc5.
George Bonser
The Linux "We're never going out of business" sale at an FTP site near you!
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