From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NO_RELAYS autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix, from userid 1105) id 1420B24948; Sat, 22 Dec 2001 12:29:18 -0600 (CST) Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 12:29:18 -0600 From: Daniel Robbins To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Testing *true* transparent .so updates Message-ID: <20011222122918.B28064@chiba.3jane.net> References: <20011222120328.C27239@chiba.3jane.net> <0GOR00LJWCLM2U@mxout1.netvision.net.il> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <0GOR00LJWCLM2U@mxout1.netvision.net.il> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.22.1i Organization: Gentoo Technologies, Inc. Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Developer discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 891f9f15-89c5-4d07-9ee2-3bb8293bf7e0 X-Archives-Hash: e8d962640f5b12b4a5e8f86ca6fe4727 On Sat, Dec 22, 2001 at 08:02:28PM +0200, Dan Armak wrote: > I'll test it overnight. I haven't been following the revisions/discussion > thuogh, so I've a question - will this support upgrading to another glibc > version (e.g. to 2.4.5 whenever that comes out) or is it just for new > revisions of the ebuild? As long as the new versions of glibc will be binary compatible (and generally, they are), then it will work for new versions as well. A few problem programs may need to be recompiled after a major version jump, but not many. Best Regards, -- Daniel Robbins Chief Architect/President http://www.gentoo.org Gentoo Technologies, Inc.