Re: Downgrading glibc + upgrading kernel?
"Tom Cook" <tom.cook@adelaide.edu.au> wrote in message
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> The kernel upgrade should not be any worries at all.
>
> apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.x-yourarch
>
> The glibc downgrade is a definite worry; so far as I can make out,
> 2.2.5 is the current version in all of stable, testing and unstable;
> my stable box has 2.2.5-10 and my unstable box (which was meant to be
> stable before an apt-pinning mistake) has 2.2.5-12.
>
> So I don't like your chances of being able to safely downgrade.
>
> I'd suggest trying the kernel upgrade, seeing if that helps, and
> returning to gcc if it doesn't. Gcc is not that bad...
No, GCC is teriffic. However, I'm developing libraries which I need to test
on as many compilers as possible. Intel C++ is an important target.
Unfortunately, it seems as though RH 7.x is a de facto industry standard
which they are targeting with their releases.
When I was about to set up the Linux system with RH 7.2 (because I'm
familiar with it, and I know it comes with lots of pieces I need), my friend
who's more familiar with Linuxes said "everybody graduates to Debian
eventually" and told me to set that up. I've managed to get various things
working on this machine, through lots of apt-gets and flailing about, but I
never feel like I really understand what I'm doing (is this a standard
problem with Linux system administration?) ...I'm not sure I made the right
distro choice anymore, given my desire to test with Intel C++.
I hope somebody can convince me otherwise... I'm not looking forward to
installing RH7.2 and trying to approximate the results of all the flailing
I've done with Debian by flailing again.
-Dave
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David Abrahams * Boost Consulting
dave@boost-consulting.com * http://www.boost-consulting.com
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