Re: difficulties with glibc and GCC

Which error do you have? I've recently emerge/update system to
default-linux/alpha/no-nptl/2.4, gcc-3.4.6, glibc-2.3.5-r3, 2.4.30 alpha
and, as far as I remember, it was painless...

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On 8/18/06, jeff sacksteder <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I'm currently using:
>
> glibc-2.3.2-r1
> gcc-3.2.3-r2
> linux 2.4
>
> I'm not able to compile a newer glibc with this setup, but newer versions
> of gcc require it. I would prefer not to take this server down for several
> days to reinstall. First I attempted to prepare a new chroot-ed enviroment
> so I could just cut over once it was ready, but 2.4/2.6 incompatabilities
> prevent me from doing that effectively. Secondly, I thought of getting a
> newer glibc out of GRP to bootstrap into a new enviroment rather than
> building it myself. There does not appear to be a GRP for Alpha. It seems I
> am stuck.
>
> Can anyone suggest an alternative to re-installation?
>
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