Re: [gentoo-user] Changing glibc

[Manuel McLure]

One option is to copy the glibc version you want to some other directory
and set LD_LIBRARY_PATH before starting the executable. Running "ldd" on
all the executables/shared libraries in question should give you a list of
all the shared libraries you might need to copy to a safe place.


On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Timur Aydin <ta@××××××.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am using a closed source software package on my 64 bit gentoo linux
> system. The software package is "beyond compare" by scooter soft. Because
> of the way this package is built, it needs a specially patched version of
> glibc. I have patched my existing glibc version (2.18) and have been
> avoiding updating my glibc since. Now I am wondering whether the latest
> update of bcompare will work with the latest glibc (2.19).
>
> So, if I upgrade to 2.19 and the package doesn't work, how can I go back
> to the working, patched 2.18? I know that portage issues the most scary
> warnings when you try to downgrade glibc. So what does the community
> recommend?
>
> --
> Timur
>
>


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