Re: libc6 compatability

From: Shane Spencer <shane@bogomip.com>
Date: Mon Apr 23 2007 - 09:23:44 AKDT

Debian won't break horribly, however if you have a fast machine you
shuld backport the experimental to stable.

pbuilder is a wonderfull utility for that, gimme an email or hop on
iRC if you want a brief explaination. Its simple and easy and doesn't
effect your base system.

Shane

On 4/23/07, Greg Madden <pabi@gci.net> wrote:
> Just how backwards compatible is libc6. Right know in Debian I can install
> Openoffice 2.2, experimental to stable, the only depends is a newer libc6
> and friends, going from 2.3.x to 2.5.x. Is it a >= situation for apps
> that were built against a certain version of libc6 ?
> --
> Greg Madden
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