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> > you must get new shared libraries and new gcc 2.7.2.
> > Andrew Trzeciak

> When and where was this announced?  At what release of the kernel
> did it become necessary?  I read a previous message that
> stated that all that was needed was a new libc.  Thank you.

> > > you must get new shared libraries and new gcc 2.7.2.
> > > Andrew Trzeciak

> > When and where was this announced?  At what release of the kernel
> > did it become necessary?  I read a previous message that
> > stated that all that was needed was a new libc.  Thank you.

> As far as I know, you only need the new libc's. Probably both a.out
> and elf. check file `which agetty` and  file `which lpd`. If they are
> both elf, then only libc-5.3.12 from sunsite's pub/linux/GCC should do
> it, otherwise you also need libc-4.7.6, the unofficial official a.out
> update fixing the flock bug from sunsite's pub/linux/libs.
> Alternatively, get util-linux-2.5 and recompile agetty as elf and
> reinstall it and also fetch slackware-3.0's precompiled lpd (which is
> elf). The latter might be wiser long term as a.out is not supported
> anymore officially (that's why libc-4.7.6 is an unofficial update
> although it has an official maintainer and everything).

> Whilst you are fetching things, you might as well get kernel 1.99.4 or
> higher from
> ftp.cs.helsinki.fi/pub/People/Torvalds_Linus/v1.3/linux-pre2.0...
> and read /usr/src/linux/Documentation/* (especially Changes)

> Perhaps this could help to clarify ?

> PJ

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>> > > you must get new shared libraries and new gcc 2.7.2.
>> > > Andrew Trzeciak

>> > When and where was this announced?  At what release of the kernel
>> > did it become necessary?  I read a previous message that
>> > stated that all that was needed was a new libc.  Thank you.

>> As far as I know, you only need the new libc's. Probably both a.out
>> and elf. check file `which agetty` and  file `which lpd`. If they are
>> both elf, then only libc-5.3.12 from sunsite's pub/linux/GCC should do
>> it, otherwise you also need libc-4.7.6, the unofficial official a.out
>> update fixing the flock bug from sunsite's pub/linux/libs.