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libraries and libc5 or glibc?

April 26, 2017glibc libc5 Libraries

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libraries and libc5 or glibc?

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[Last modified: Oct 98] Answer: Yes. People have reported problems with the file selection box and also with the OSF keysyms. The problem is that some newer Linux packages (e.g., Red Hat 5.0) use glibc (library and associated header files), which is not binary compatible with the older libc5. Some newer Motif libraries use glibc, while older ones will use libc5. Similarly the XFree and other libraries will be based on either libc5 or glibc. You must make sure you use one other the other consistently for all your applications and libraries. The better Motif vendors should have an upgrade strategy in place to help you with the transition. This is a general problem that the Linux community is dealing with. If you can’t get the correct version information from your Motif vendor, the Linux Usenet newgroups should be able to help you out. Ken Lee, http://www.rahul.