Nicola Maggi wrote:
>>> I have a SL CERN 4.7 installed on a test machine, and I require to run
>>> some tests with a c++ library that requires glibc 2.5.
>>> My SL has installed this version of glibc packets:
>>> glibc                      2.3.4-2.41.el4_71
>>> glibc-common         2.3.4-2.41.el4_71
>>> glibc-devel              2.3.4-2.41.el4_71
>>> glibc-headers         2.3.4-2.41.el4_71
>>> glibc-kernheaders   2.3.4-2.41.el4_71
>>>
>>> Could anyone help me update those packets?
>>> I've tryed yum-update glibc but it seems like the SL4 repository only
>>> contains those ones.
>>>       
>> Generally speaking updating glibc to newer version
>> on a given distribution (like from 2.3.4 to 2.5)
>> is a non-trivial task: your distribution packages
>> rely on 2.3.4 version and may/will not function properly
>> if you upgrade it to 2.5:
>>
>> If you need to test something that requires glibc 2.5
>> why don't you install SLC5 (or SL5) that contains it
>> instead ?
>>
>> Best Regards
>>
>> Jarek
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> I have other software that is designed for SLC4 which won't be easy to
> recompile/build on SLC5.
> I said I need to test something, but after testing I should include it
> to work with the software I said before.
>
> I read somewere around that it would be possible to build glibc-2.5 in
> a separate folder and don't let my system use it,just some
> application?Have you or someone else some info or any hints about were
> to start searching?
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Nicola
>
>   

Google Glibc 2 Howto.  It has information on installing in a test 
directory and how to compile programs against it.  I've never tried it 
so that's the only advice I can offer.

Chris