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Re: SL 4 CERN - glibc update
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Nicola Maggi <[log in to unmask]>
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Nicola Maggi <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:42:07 +0200
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On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 5:04 PM, Jaroslaw Polok <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Nicola Maggi wrote:
>>
>> Hello to everyone,
>> Excuse me in advance if I'm asking here something about Scientific
>> Linux CERN but I wasn't able to find any related mailing list for
>> users who are outside CERN.
>
> It the same as for users inside CERN: [log in to unmask]
> (see on http://cern.ch/linux there is a link for subscription)

Thank you Jarek.. I think I will check there too.


>> 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

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