From: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox)
To: ralf@lappi.waldorf-gmbh.de
Cc: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com, linux-mips@fnet.fr
Subject: Re: Libc in CVS
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 14:09:12 +0000 (GMT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m0xZzCL-0005FsC@lightning.swansea.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <19971124141804.17724@lappi.waldorf-gmbh.de> from "ralf@lappi.waldorf-gmbh.de" at Nov 24, 97 02:18:04 pm
> For rpm the trick is easy, just don't use a static linked binary.
> Unfortunately the Redhat guys seem to think static binaries are a good
> idea and install a static rpm by default. Which it is not, not even
> without a buggy dynamic linker.
Static rpm 2.4.8 +fixes works
Dynamic 2.4.8 crashes on startup every time
> Ok. I stopped communicating with the Redhat guys shortly before I left the
> US. Essentially they received a part of the patches that I don't classify
> as ugly hacks or work in progress.
No problem
> Some more packages like the binutils, gcc or libc are based on different
> versions and we should try to base our work on the same versions as Redhat
> does.
Right now Ive got chunks of bastardised 4.8 (eg with -O not -O2 to avoid
gcc blowing up on zsh) but hopefully I can knock those out over time
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1997-11-24 14:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1997-11-24 4:41 Libc in CVS ralf
1997-11-24 9:46 ` Alan Cox
1997-11-24 11:05 ` ralf
1997-11-24 11:30 ` Alan Cox
1997-11-24 13:18 ` ralf
1997-11-24 14:09 ` Alan Cox [this message]
1997-11-24 15:55 ` Erik Troan
1997-11-24 17:16 ` ralf
1997-11-24 21:35 ` David S. Miller
1997-11-24 21:58 ` Erik Troan
1997-11-24 23:22 ` ralf
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