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Re: GLIBC on SciLnx 5.4: 2.5 --> 2.7?
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Nico Kadel-Garcia <[log in to unmask]>
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Nico Kadel-Garcia <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 1 Aug 2012 16:01:36 -0400
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On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Richard Vaughn <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I am running 64-bit SciLinux 5.4, and trying to install
> the latest Sage (5.2).
>
> The Sage install complains that it needs GLIB_2.7.
> The 5.4 machine currently has 2.5.
>
> Is going from GLIBC 2.5 to 2.7 on this machine
> a reasonable thing to be able to expect to do?
> If so, how?
> If not, suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> -Richard Vaughn

Update to SL 6.2 with glibc-2.12. Doing a major glibc update, such as
updating to 2.7, can break a *lot* of stable tools.

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