Re: What are glibc2.X, libc5 and 6?
its all libc ..
glibc i believe is just "GNU" Libc (but i could be wrong)
libc5 = obsolete, but still used by many programs like netscape, real
audio/video, star office, xview ..and many more..most of them either not
maintained very well or not maintained at all. the authors find it easier
to just recompile to libc5 rather then make the changes to support glibc
glibc2.0 = libc6 most open source stuff runs best on this
glibc2.1 = pretty major update to libc, some programs like mozilla (recent
builds) and lotus notes require glibc2.1 to work.
at least thats how i understand it ..
nate
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, David J. Kanter wrote:
djkant >What's the purpose of these files? And is the older version of glibc
djkant >(version 2.0, right?) synonymous with libc5, and the newer version of glibc
djkant >(2.2?) synonymous with libc6?
djkant >
djkant >I'm a little confused because I thought my system was pretty up-to-date, but
djkant >when I tried to remove libc5, dselect wanted to blow away Netscape, which is
djkant >a relatively new program.
djkant >
djkant >--
djkant >David J. Kanter
djkant >djkanter@nwu.edu
djkant >
djkant >"Humans have an innate tendency to attribute significance to anomalies
djkant >and coincidences."
djkant > -- John Allen Paulos, mathematics professor at Temple University
djkant >
djkant >
djkant >--
djkant >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe debian-user-request@lists.debian.org < /dev/null
djkant >
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