Re: it works Re: About upgrading to glibc-2.40

On 1/6/25 13:33, tjoen ([email protected] via lfs-support Mailing List) wrote:
> On 1/6/25 1:17 PM, Pocket ([email protected] via lfs-support 
> Mailing List) wrote:
> ...
>> What version of rpm are you using?
> 
> 4.19.1.1

Then you should not have had the "issue" you thought you had.
It should have just worked

> 
>> RPM 4.20.0 released (Oct 07 2024) is the latest.
> 
> planning to build 4.20.0 after glibc-2.40
> 
>> I don't think you understand.  You compromised the rpm database so it 
>> is not accurate and no longer represents what is actually installed.  
>> This usually results in failures down the road, but hey it's your system.
> 
> Restoring the database is simple
> # rpm -i --justdb glibc-2.39-etc.rpm

Or so you think

> 
>> In a proper controlled/installed system glibc should update just fine
>> just like all the other packages.  There isn't any differences.
> 
> Twice gotten a not working system. Only
> # install dest/*.so.* .
> worked
> 

That can destroy what was left of a broken system

> ...
>>     1 Summary: GNU C Library
>>     2 Name: glibc
>>     3 Version: 2.37
> 
> I kept it more simple for 10+ years
> * Sun Jan  5 2025 tjoen
> - 2.40 kernel-6.12.5
> * Mon Apr 22 2024 tjoen
> - 2.39 kernel-6.8.6
> * Wed Oct  4 2023 tjoen
> - 2.38 kernel-6.5
> * Sat Oct 22 2022 tjoen
> - 2.36 kernel-6.0.0
> * Sun Apr 24 2022 tjoen
> - 2.35 kernel-5.17.0
> * Wed Sep 29 2021 tjoen
> - 2.34 kernel-5.14.0
> * Sat Mar 20 2021 tjoen
> - 2.33 kernel-5.11.8
> * Wed Oct 14 2020 tjoen
> - multiarch
> * Sun Oct  4 2020 tjoen
> - multilib pass1
> * Mon Sep 21 2020 tjoen
> - 2.32 kernel-5.8.10
> * Mon Sep 21 2020 tjoen
> - 2.31 kernel-5.5.11
> 
> older than 5 year deleted
> 

I have worked building "custom" gnu/linux systems since 1995, you do the 
math.

Former Turbolinux developer.

Former TDE developer.

Former Kronos TKC (linux) developer.

Former SBC Gnu/linux developer.

Former RPM beta tester.

Returning to lurker mode.

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