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From: Paul de Vrieze <gentoo-user@××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] glibc-2.3?
Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2002 05:41:55
Message-Id: 200210041241.54505.gentoo-user@devrieze.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] glibc-2.3? by Bart Verwilst
1 On Friday 04 October 2002 12:10, Bart Verwilst wrote:
2 > I read glibc 2.3 is binary compatible with 2.2.5..
3 > Would be nice :o)
4 >
5 > "The 2.3.x release should be binary compatible with the 2.2 and earlier
6 > releases. All correct programs should continue to run. This does
7 > *not* mean that programs compiled on a system running glibc 2.3.x will
8 > run on systems with only glibc 2.2. Compatibility is always in one
9 > direction. Systems with glibc 2.2 will not even attempt to run
10 > binaries generated with glibc 2.3.x if this is not possible so there
11 > is not much to worry about."
12 >
13 > I want it!! :o)
14
15 I can't wait for prelinking to be available either.
16
17 Paul
18
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20 Paul de Vrieze
21 Junior Researcher
22 Mail: pauldv@××××××.nl
23 Homepage: http://www.devrieze.net

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