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[James Miller <jamtat AT mailsnare.net>]

On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, sindi keesan wrote:

> Other than copying the new library files to /lib and making new links
> (with sln or maybe with RAMdisk BL2) what else would I need to change?
>
I don't quite understand why copying anything to /lib or symlinking would
be necessary.  If this would work, it seems to me like it would be a
simple matter of doing installpkg lib-pkg.tgz.  The installation routine
is supposed to put the lib files in the right places, so far as I know.
>From Steven's earlier comments, I guess you should expect that this could
well skunk your system.  But if it doesn't, you might well have made a new
and shocking discovery.  The new Lynx sounds interesting.  Please let us
know if/how this project works for you (I don't suppose you have an old HD
laying around you could hook up as a slave on your system, throw a quick
and dirty BL on, and do your experimental library upgrade there?  That's
what I'd do, but I have alot of old hardware laying around and
generally enjoy taking things apart and putting them back together).

James
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sindi keesan wrote:
> 
> Slackware 7.1  glibc6 2.1.3 - 776K
> Slackware 8.1  glibc-solibs-2.2.5  1,273K  (nearly double)
> Slackware 9.0  glibc-solibs-2.3.1  1,018K  (smaller!!!!)
> 
> Why is the later library smaller than the earlier one?

I haven't looked at it, but it's possible that some bits 
have been moved to a separate package.  glibc2 is not 
just a single library, lots of other stuff goes with it.
However, if it turns out that the full 2.3.1 install is
smaller than 2.2.5, that will be a positive development.

Cheers,
Steven