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Re: [kenneth.schalk@compaq.com] libc/2226: rpc/rpc_msg.h incorrect on Alpha


On Tue, May 01, Andreas Jaeger wrote:

> 
> Hi glibc developer,s
> 
> Here's a bug report against 2.1.3 that is also valid for 2.2.3.
> 
> What should be done?

We can nothing do without breaking all RPC applications on Alpha.
This mistake was done at the very first Alpha port.
Even fixing it in glibc with a new symbol version for backward
compatibility breaks a lot of old programs.

  Thorsten

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