by Though I'm using the latest Linux kernel (2.0.33), I think it is now
about time that I also update some of the other stuff on my system,
namely "libc". I have been having no luck running Java apps using the
latest port of JDK 1.1.5 (libc version). The older JDK 1.1.3 runs okay
on my system. The 1.1.5 documentation indicates that my libc and other
libs are too old.
I've spent days surfing the net, not finding anything that clearly
explains HOW-TO update these libraries, or what they're even for.
My system is installed from an old set of Slackware CD's that had Kernel
v2.0.0.
From ldconfig -v:
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/lib:
libdl.so.1 => libdl.so.1.7.14
libncurses.so.3.0 => libncurses.so.3.0
libtermcap.so.2 => libtermcap.so.2.0.8
libm.so.5 => libm.so.5.0.6
libgdbm.so.1 => libgdbm.so.1.7.3
libcurses.so.1 => libcurses.so.1.0.0
libc.so.5 => libc.so.5.3.12
libe2p.so.2 => libe2p.so.2.1
libss.so.2 => libss.so.2.0
libext2fs.so.2 => libext2fs.so.2.0
libcom_err.so.2 => libcom_err.so.2.0
libc.so.4 => libc.so.4.7.6
libm.so.4 => libm.so.4.6.27
libcurses.so.0 => libcurses.so.0.1.2
I did look at the Linux HOW-TO for Glibc2. To build & install it, you
must meet this list of prerequisites:
------------(from Glibc2 Linux HOW-TO)------------
About 150 MB free disk space
GNU make 3.75
gcc >= 2.7.2 (better 2.7.2.1)
binutils 2.8.1 (for alpha you need a snapshot)
bash 2.0
autoconf 2.12 (if you change configure.in)
texinfo 3.11
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GOOD GRIEF!
I have:
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GNU make 3.74 (naturally)
gcc 2.7.2
binutils2.6.0.14 (i think? /usr/lib/libopcodes.so.2.6.0.14 )
bash 1.14.6
...what the heck is "autoconf"? where do i get it?
...what the heck is "texinfo"? where do i get it?
So far, I've downloaded Bash 2.01.1 & built it ok. I downloaded the
binutils 2.8.1 binaries and gnu-make 3.76.1, but haven't installed
them. Binutils is just a big set of files and no instructions... is it
safe to just untar that file in the root directory??? I've downloaded
gcc 2.8.1, read the INSTALL file about 6 times, and then it dawned on
me... this is a big pain in the ass, especially not knowing really what
I'm doing. I just wanted to use JDK1.1.5.
It'd be nice if I could upgrade to Glibc, since from what I've read,
it's the nicest newest libc-of-the-future, with posix threads and blah
blah blah. Maybe it would be easier to install the latest libc5...?
Why is there not a HOW-TO for libc?
In all of my surfing & reading, I've also read about other things that I
really just don't know what they are and why I need them, like ncurses,
libdl, libld,... my head hurts.
If anyone can point me to some actually-useful information regarding
these issues, I'll be very happy, and write a very nice email to you
thanking you for your efforts. :-)
Jeff Messner