on Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 02:22:13AM +0100, A.R. (Tom) Peters ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I tried to install the G77 compiler, and got the latest stuff from > testing. It required a newer version of libc6 (2.2.4-5), which got > installed first. Then all subsequent packages failed. I cannot open a > shell anymore: > > /bin/sh: relocation error: /bin/sh: undefined symbol: history_max_entries > > Existing shells still work, but this situation paralyzes just about > anything, including apt. What can I do?
Sounds like you might have tweaked some libs. Do you have sash installed? This is the Stand Alone Shell -- it has no dynamic library deps and builds-in a bunch of basic utilities (names are prefixed with a '-', e.g.: -ls). Very helpful when you've fried your system, particularly libraries, or for running from a known trusted floppy on a compromised box. The linker utilities (ld, ldd) aren't included, but you might use these. You're looking for libraries which have changed, are corrupted, or have been deleted. I think. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Land of the free Free Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html
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