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RE: Error 127 in install of glibc 2.2.3
- To: <glibc-linux at ricardo dot ecn dot wfu dot edu>
- Subject: RE: Error 127 in install of glibc 2.2.3
- From: Allin Cottrell <cottrell at wfu dot edu>
- Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 22:45:06 -0400 (EDT)
- Reply-To: glibc-linux at ricardo dot ecn dot wfu dot edu
On Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Kate Ahrens wrote:
> I have traced the cause of my problems. Now I need some help stopping it
> from happening again...
>
[make install process]
> mv -f /lib/libc-2.2.3.so.new /lib/libc-2.2.3.so
> rm -f /lib/ld-linux.so.2
> ln -s ld-2.2.3.so /lib/ld-linux.so.2
> make[2]: ln: Command not found
That's bad right there, ln not found. Should be in /bin.
> rm? It does an 'rm' on one of the existing library files? Why?
> Every document I've read about this upgrade says don't rm files,
> but replace symlinks by doing ln -sf instead.
It's logically equivalent: the "-f" flag to ln says, remove the
link target first.
Allin Cottrell.