> > > > I know we've gone to libc6, but I'm not quite clear on how to compile > > with libc5 instead. I know I need libc5-altdev. Do I need to remove > > libc6-dev, which also requires removal of libg++272-dev? And do I need > > to install anything else? > > What you should do: > install libc5-altdev and altgcc. libc5-altdev does _not_ conflict with > libc6. Then you'll need to do something with > your PATH so that the altgcc will be used by default instead of the > libc6 gcc. (Probably read /usr/doc/altgcc/* to find out what). > > One problem though: if you are compiling libg++ stuff, you'll also have > to install libg++272-altdev, and I didn't make that package. > (I'm the libg++ maintainer). > > If there is enough demand for a libg++272-altdev package, I'll release one, > though.
Joost, are you kidding? You probably don't understand that ALL commercial develpmental suits are STILL using libc5 and will not be _available_ for libc6 environment for at least half a year! _PLEASE_ guys, release all possible -altdev packages. What's going on with xpm4.7-altdev btw? Alex Y. > > > -- > joost witteveen, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > #!/usr/bin/perl -sp0777i<X+d*lMLa^*lN%0]dsXx++lMlN/dsM0<j]dsj > $/=unpack('H*',$_);$_=`echo 16dio\U$k"SK$/SM$n\EsN0p[lN*1 > lK[d2%Sa2/d0$^Ixp"|dc`;s/\W//g;$_=pack('H*',/((..)*)$/) > #what's this? see http://www.dcs.ex.ac.uk/~aba/rsa/ > -- _ _( )_ ( (o___ | _ 7 ''' \ (") (O O) / \ \ +---------------oOO--(_)--------------------+ | \ __/ <-- | Alexander Yukhimets [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | | http://pages.nyu.edu/~aqy6633/ | ( / +-------------------------oOO---------------+ \ / |__|__| ) /(_ || || | (___) ooO Ooo \___) -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .