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Hello everybody!

I have rather a stupid problem upgrading my libc libraries. I wanted to  
install libc.5.2.18, because I want to be able to write JAVA apps. Hoever  
when I followed the instructions on someones webpage about how to install  
that I ruined my Linux box for a couple of days. No luck there. in  
retrospect i should have read the release files, which didn't actually  
come wit the libc, but what the heck.

The problem seems to be that tere is a catch22 to all those programs  
involved. To install libc5.2.18 it says I need binutils 2.6.2, for  
binutils 2.6.2. it says I need gcc2.7.2, and for gcc2.7.2. it says I need  
at least libc 5.2.16, which in return wants to have gcc2.7.2 or binutils  
2.6.2. Is there a way out of this mess, or am I missing something.

I have libc-so.5.0.9.
binutils-5.2.x
and gcc-2.7.0
kernel is 1.2.13

If someone could help me I would be very pleased.
Peter

## CrossPoint v3.02 ##

[problems getting libc 5.2.18 installed]

Quote:>The problem seems to be that tere is a catch22 to all those programs  
>involved. To install libc5.2.18 it says I need binutils 2.6.2, for  
>binutils 2.6.2. it says I need gcc2.7.2, and for gcc2.7.2. it says I need  
>at least libc 5.2.16, which in return wants to have gcc2.7.2 or binutils  
>2.6.2. Is there a way out of this mess, or am I missing something.

The reasonably safe way of upgrading this is:

Get ld.so-1.7.14.tar.gz, libc-5.2.18.bin.tar.gz, binutils-2.6.0.12.bin.tar.gz
and gcc-2.7.2.bin.tar.gz from sunsite.unc.edu /pub/Linux/GCC or mirrors.
*You will also need an updated make-program* - older versions of make
relies on a bug in libc that has been fixed in libc 5.2.x. Your old make
binary will not run with the new libc. A patch to make-3.74 is included
with the libc release note - or you can get a precompiled binary from
sunsite, in /pub/Linux/devel/make/make-3.74-direntfix-elf.tgz

Install the new ld.so first - it is *always* a good idea to get a new
ld.so before upgrading libs.

Then install the new libc. I recommend rebooting immediately after
putting the new libs in place.

When the system comes back up, install binutils, gcc and make.

That's it.

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