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From: James <wireless@×××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Changing glibc
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:47:24
Message-Id: loom.20140818T223453-283@post.gmane.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Changing glibc by Timur Aydin
1 Timur Aydin <ta <at> taydin.org> writes:
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4 > I am using a closed source software package on my 64 bit gentoo linux
5 > system. The software package is "beyond compare" by scooter soft.
6 > Because of the way this package is built, it needs a specially patched
7 > version of glibc. I have patched my existing glibc version (2.18) and
8 > have been avoiding updating my glibc since. Now I am wondering whether
9 > the latest update of bcompare will work with the latest glibc (2.19).
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11 Why not contact "scooter soft" and inquire about their plans to
12 support glibc (2.19), after explaining your experience with (2.19)?
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17 just curious,
18 James