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[Sindi Keesan <keesan AT iamjlamb.com>]

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> Sindi Keesan wrote:
> >
> > I downloaded glibc-2.2.5 and cxxlibs-6.2 from Slackware 8.1 
> > The first is 24M and took quite a while.
> 
> Wrong file.  It sounds like you got the complete glibc-2.2.5 
> library (which is used for compiling). What you actually 
> needed was:  glibc-solibs-2.2.5-i386-2.tgz  (1.3mb)
> 
> 
> > Do I need to uninstall the older two libraries if I want 
> > to save space, 
> 
> You've already wasted a massive amount of space (probably
> over 100mb) by installing the full glibc-2.2.5 libs.

We have lots of space to waste.  Jim tried to compile a small C++ 
program on this computer, with the updated glibc6, and it would not 
compile.  It compiled on the computer with the older glibc6.  So I just 
used the latest Opera to download what I hope are the other files from 
SL81 needed for compiling:

binutils (2.4M)
gcc     1.7 and 1.9M - replaced egcs
gcc-g++
gdb  - debugger -1.1M
make - instead of gmake - 303K

I could not find anything that looked like linuxinc which is a large file 
containing include files.  Are these included in one of the above?
If not, what else do I need to download and install to compile?

> > I presume I can now use any programs from Slackware 8.1 
> > as wellas the ones from 7.1.  
> 
> Most will work, but some will need an additional library 
> or two from Slack81.  

They might also need the later kernel.  I think SW81 is Kernel 2.4.

> 
> Cheers,
> Steven
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