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Compiling for different glibc
Name: Joel Dudley Date: July 14, 2002 at 11:24:44 Pacific
Comment:
I am messing around with LEM (a small linux distro) and would like to compile programs for it. It uses glibc 2.1 and is binary compatible with mandrake 6.1. I have Mandrake 8.1 installed on my main computer, and I would like to compile programs (kernels and modules along with libraries and regular programs) on it that will run on LEM. Is there any way to do this? (without installing mandrake 6.1)
Yes, it should work, as long as both processors have the same architecture. Some programs may also require the same kernel version.
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Response Number 2
Name: Joel Dudley Date: July 14, 2002 at 14:59:29 Pacific
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Yes, both computers have the same architecture, but Mandrake 8.1 uses glibc 2.2.1 (I believe) and the binaries won't work on LEM (glibc 2.1). Can I compile the programs too force backwords compatibility?
Oh, right. I'm not sure about that. You could always upgrade glibc.
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Response Number 4
Name: Joel Dudley Date: July 14, 2002 at 20:04:26 Pacific
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What is the best way upgrade glibc? Will the current LEM applications still run, or will they need to be recompiled? Also, I'm trying to keep my LEM under 4MB. (It is my understanding that this is the maximum ramdisk size with standard kernels, and I would prefer not to recompile one)
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