Linux-Hams archive - December 1997: Re: Compiling ax25-utils with libc6

Re: Compiling ax25-utils with libc6


Mon, 8 Dec 1997 07:16:42 +1100 (EST)

Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Dec 1997 swdtez.aiwxlb@metrored.net.br wrote:
>
> > G'day All,
> > In case some of you didn't know, there has been a large upgrade of the
> > libraries in Linux. A lot of the include files have change (for the
> > long term good, IMHO).
>
> Hello Craig,
> When will we see this new version 6 show up in distributions? I
> just got through with changing to version 5.7 so I see this as
> harrasment...:-(
I'm not sure what you mean by "distributions". If you mean Red Hat and Debian,
well Red Hat 5.0 which, I think, is out now uses libc6 and Debian 2.0 should
be running it too. It's already available in the unstable distribtion:

bash-2.01$ dpkg --list libc6
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-===============-==============-============================================
ii libc6 2.0.5c-0.1 The GNU C library version 2 (run-time files)

Libc6 is also called glibc2, if people want to upgrade (and there is not
reason to *yet*), I suggest waiting for glibc2.1 as it has some changes
for the ax25 includes.

> Will echo your comments on changing libraries. I got it done but I
> had to read the GCC-HOWTO and the ELF-HOWTO to get it done. Took almost an
> entire day!
Also, for those running Debian, and who want to upgrade, I suggest reading
<http://www.gate.net/~storm/FAQ/libc5-libc6-Mini-HOWTO.html> also.

- Craig