> I must test a software with a older version of the glibc. I run the
> 2.11.1 now but for one tool I need a previous version (2.6.1).
> How can I compile the glibc without changing my system glibc. I would
> like to set the previous glibc with the LD_PATH.
> Can I run two different versions or is a better solution to downgrade
> the system glib?
I would suggest dual-booting...
Best regards
Peter K
05-01-2010, 10:55 AM
Kraus Philipp
two glibcs with different version
Am 01.05.2010 um 12:40 schrieb William Kenworthy:
On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 12:25 +0200, Kraus Philipp wrote:
Am 01.05.2010 um 11:48 schrieb William Kenworthy:
On Sat, 2010-05-01 at 10:57 +0200, Kraus Philipp wrote:
On 01.05.2010 um 10:32 wrote Volker Armin Hemmann:
On Samstag 01 Mai 2010, Graham Murray wrote:
Kraus Philipp <philipp.kraus@flashpixx.de> writes:
Hello,
I must test a software with a older version of the glibc. I
run
the
2.11.1 now but for one tool I need a previous version
(2.6.1).
How can I compile the glibc without changing my system
glibc. I
would
like to set the previous glibc with the LD_PATH.
Can I run two different versions or is a better solution to
downgrade
the system glib?
I think that the only way you can do this is to create a
chroot
jail,
in which you build everything using the old version of glibc
(in a
very
similar way to building a new Gentoo system) and run your
application in
that.
no, you can install glibc in /usr/local and then tell apps to
either
use the
libs in /usr/local or /usr.
It is just not easy because it easily breaks stuff in horrrible
to
fix ways.
Okay, can I downgrade my glibc? My Gentoo isn't a big system, it's
a
server
installation, so I can recompile the whole system. I had forgotten
to
mask the
glibc on the last update. I have add a line to the portage.mask
but
emerge says
that it can't compile the older version, because will damage the
system.
Would LD_PRELOAD solve your problem? - worked for me when needing to
run
a legacy redhat app in the past on a more up-to-date gentoo system.
I think that can solve my problem, because it's only this one lib all
other libs
work very well.
There is also a LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable. Get a binary copy of the
libs
you need and put em somewhere convenient and let the rest of the
system
stay as is.
I don't have the glibc binary. I can't emerge it and if I try to
compile from the sources.
The configure script says: These critical programs are missing or too
old: as ld
How I can compile the from the sources
(http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/glibc/glibc-2.10.1.tar.gz) ?
You can use ebuild to build a package, but not install it - then just
un-compress it and grab the wanted libs.
I will try it on my system first, because I can lean something new.
Or if you tell us what arch,
someone (me if its compatible) can create a binary pkg for you using
quickpkg. It might also be on the livecd/install medium as well -
dont
have one here to check.
I run my Gentoo on amd64 (intel xeon), thank's for help.
05-01-2010, 10:58 AM
Kraus Philipp
two glibcs with different version
Am 01.05.2010 um 12:53 schrieb pk:
On 2010-04-30 15:24, Kraus Philipp wrote:
I must test a software with a older version of the glibc. I run the
2.11.1 now but for one tool I need a previous version (2.6.1).
How can I compile the glibc without changing my system glibc. I would
like to set the previous glibc with the LD_PATH.
Can I run two different versions or is a better solution to downgrade
the system glib?
I would suggest dual-booting...
Sorry, that's no solution, because it is only one network service, that
need's a older glibc. I can't reboot a server at any time or create a
new
physical server
Phil
05-04-2010, 11:09 AM
Neil Bothwick
two glibcs with different version
On Sat, 1 May 2010 12:58:34 +0200, Kraus Philipp wrote:
> > I would suggest dual-booting...
>
> Sorry, that's no solution, because it is only one network service, that
> need's a older glibc. I can't reboot a server at any time or create a
> new
> physical server
Have you considered virtualisation?
--
Neil Bothwick
Top Oxymorons Number 41: Good grief
05-04-2010, 03:01 PM
Kraus Philipp
two glibcs with different version
Am 04.05.2010 um 13:09 schrieb Neil Bothwick:On Sat, 1 May 2010 12:58:34 +0200, Kraus Philipp wrote:
I would suggest dual-booting... *
Sorry, that's no solution, because it is only one network service, that
need's a older glibc. I can't reboot a server at any time or create a *
new
physical server
Have you considered virtualisation?
That's a problem, because I need the older glib for running VMware Server.Hen or Egg Problem :-P
05-04-2010, 03:28 PM
Helmut Jarausch
two glibcs with different version
On 4 May, Kraus Philipp wrote:
>
> Am 04.05.2010 um 13:09 schrieb Neil Bothwick:
>
>> On Sat, 1 May 2010 12:58:34 +0200, Kraus Philipp wrote:
>>
>>>> I would suggest dual-booting...
>>>
>>> Sorry, that's no solution, because it is only one network service,
>>> that
>>> need's a older glibc. I can't reboot a server at any time or create a
>>> new
>>> physical server
>>
>> Have you considered virtualisation?
>
> That's a problem, because I need the older glib for running VMware
> Server.
> Hen or Egg Problem :-P