Re: How to compile on a GLIBC 2.3 system for GLIBC 2.2?

[Andreas Jaeger]

Ulrich Jakobus <address@hidden> writes:

> Hello,
>
> sorry to bother you with this silly question, but I have searched the Web,
> browsed the FAQ etc. and cannot find any answer.
>
> The problem is this: Obviously when I compile an executable on a GLIBC 2.3
> system and link dynamically, it won't run on a system with GLIBC 2.2, I get
> an error like this:
>
>    /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.3' not found (required by ./xxx)
>
> Is there ANY chance to do some cross-compiling on the GLIBC 2.3 system,
> so that the executable uses the older GLIBC 2.2 API and that it will
> then run on the older systems? I understand that newer GLIBC versions
> still contain for backwards compatibility purposes to older executables
> the older API functions in any case.
>
> Any further hints or links to this problem?

Install a system in a chroot environment and build there,

Andreas
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