Re: Updated gnome-* RPMs

[Mark Hankins <mhankins cs pdx edu>]

On Fri, 19 Mar 1999, Hall Stevenson wrote:
> Well, after many, many attempts, I finally got most of the updated RPMs that
> I wanted... gnome-core v1.0.3, gnome-libs v1.0.3, enlightenment-conf
> v0.15.x, etc, etc.
> 
> Now when trying to upgrade them, they complain about GLIBC2.1 !!!
> 
> I got them from a RedHat "starbuck" mirror... Is that the problem? Do the
> RPMs at the gnome mirrors require the newer glibc libraries ? If so, I have
> no problem updating my glibc packages, so long as it breaks nothing else.

Consider your options carefully.  Glibc 2.1 works fine for the most part, but
there are known issues with it.  Perl 5.005, C++ (using libstdc++), rvplayer
(core dumps), and some other non-essential libs break.  Saw a good discussion
about this on Debian's maintainers list.

Mark Hankins