Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 09:38:08 +0200
From: Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>
To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
Subject: Re: [SuSE Linux]Glibc version, always behind?



Hello,

On Mon, Jun 21, Lenz Grimmer wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Sun, 20 Jun 1999, Charles wrote:
> 
> > Well, just when I thought I was back in the mainstream.  I know see more
> > and more stuff wanting glibc 2.1.  I take it SuSE 6.1 is glibc 2.0.  So
> > I assume I should get stuff for Redhat 5.x (when only a redhat version
> > is listed) and not 6.x (as I found out that redhat is now glibc 2.1, as
> > is caldera, debian, stampede, etc).  

Stable debian is glibc 2.0, too. We uses glibc 2.0 for SuSE Linux 6.1, because
most commercial tools wasn't ready for glibc 2.1. For example StarOffice and
Insure++. And glibc 2.1 had to many bugs (a reason, why RedHat 6.0 uses
a glibc 2.1.1 snapshot, no real released glibc version). 

> > Is SuSE 6.2 going to be glibc 2.1?  I remember something on this list
> > about never going to glibc 2.1 or something like that.

Then you remember wrong. There was never a discussion that we will not going
to glibc 2.1. Some (most ?) of the german glibc developers works for SuSE,
so we have no real technical problems with it. But 6.1 was to early for
glibc 2.1 because of missing commercial applications. SuSE Linux 6.2 will 
base on glibc 2.1.1 (I hope on 2.1.2, if this is released in time).

> 
> We are currently working on this. I'm pretty positive, that 6.2 will be
> based on glibc 2.1, but I cannot make any promises. There are several
> issue to resolve...
> 
> Maybe Thorsten wants to comment on this, he's more involved in the
> core distribution development.

Yes, I have done it ;)

   Thorsten

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