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RE: Build Error with GLIBC-2.11.1
- From: "Will L Givens" <wlgivens at gmail dot com>
- To: "'Matt Turner'" <mattst88 at gmail dot com>
- Cc: <libc-ports at sourceware dot org>, <linux-alpha at vger dot kernel dot org>
- Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:15:38 -0500
- Subject: RE: Build Error with GLIBC-2.11.1
- References: <008801cac592$72bff400$583fdc00$@com> <b4198de61003170817p4065900dw6454208fe3a91f93@mail.gmail.com>
>
> What's available in the glibc.git and glibc-ports.git trees won't
> build correctly on alpha without patches. These patches are available
> in Gentoo and are why sane people use Gentoo on their Alphas.
>
> I've wasted a bunch of time in the last week trying to help someone
> who's too stubborn for his own good to build glibc manually. He never
> succeeded. There's absolutely no point in trying to help you with
> this. Sorry.
>
> You know the solution.
>
> Matt
That's one way to win supporters because we all know EVERYONE wants to run
Gentoo! And you're right, I do know what to do, GLIBC-2.10, the one you
didn't help with builds fine *lol* So I guess that makes 2 GLIBC-2.11.1
Alpha users.
It's a free world
Will L G