(usagi-users 00273) Re: kernel and glibc dependencies

[Pekka Savola <pekkas@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 10 Mar 2001, Yuji Sekiya wrote:
> > replace glibc with libinet6 then.  I'm not sure I want to install
> > libraries that'll make incompatible (with non-usagi) binaries.
>
> Your binaries are not broken and don't have to replace your existing
> glibc with libinet6. The libinet6 is installed under /usr/local/v6/lib.
>
> Existing applications on your system still use original glibc and
> the applications which you compile with libinet6 work with new
> functions including libinet6.

But the point is, if I compile new programs and link them against libinet6
and give them to a friend who doesn't have it installed, does anything
break?

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