glibc version problem: What are my options?

[Jakub Jelinek]

On Sun, Nov 07, 2004 at 05:44:55AM +0100, Frode Petersen wrote:
> Thank you so much for the answer! The problem is now solved.
> 
> Jakub Jelinek wrote:
> >On Sun, Nov 07, 2004 at 12:41:54AM +0100, Frode Petersen wrote:
> >
> >>Error message:
> >>/opt/rational//releases/rose.2003.06.00/i386_linux2/bin/rjavarelay: 
> >>relocation error: 
> >>/opt/rational//releases/rose.2003.06.00/mw/lib-linux_optimized/libkernel32.so: 
> >>symbol errno, version GLIBC_2.0 not defined in file libc.so.6 with link 
> >>time reference
> >
> >
> >libkernel32.so has been built incorrectly (not including <errno.h> before
> >using errno as mandated by standards).
> 
> Just out of curiosity: Is this something I can fix myself, or is it a 
> distro thing, or even a Rational thing? (I suspect the first, but...)

The last one, Rational has to fix.

> >As a workaround, you can run the application with LinuxThreads, i.e.
> >LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.1 
> >/opt/rational//releases/rose.2003.06.00/i386_linux2/bin/rjavarelay options
> 
> I made a script setting the variable, running the rose startup script 
> and finally removing the variable again. I guess any program started 
> while Rose is running would also be using the older libraries, but that 
> is OK, or isn't it..?

It is always better to only set it for the exact program that needs it.

	Jakub