[99919] in RedHat Linux List
Re: libc and glibc
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jan Carlson)
Tue Nov 17 15:33:07 1998
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 15:29:04 -0500
From: Jan Carlson <janc@iname.com>
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filioda@videotron.com wrote:
> Can someone please expalice what the differences are between glibc and
> libc.
> I keep reading about upgrading one or the other and that one is covered by
> the other.
>
> I'm planning to do some package upgrades and I not sure which one to
> use/upgrade.
>
libc (ie libc5) is older, and being replaced by glibc (ie libc6).
RedHat 5.0 - 5.2 use glibc. Earlier use libc.
RedHat tries to support programs that use either library, but
it is difficult to do.
Some other distributions are stuck on libc, but will have to
switch soon or fall behind.
--
Jan Carlson
janc@iname.com Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Mailed with Netscape 4.5 on Red Hat Linux 5.2
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