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@@ -849,16 +849,16 @@ Another problem is that older binaries that were linked statically against glibc 2.0 will reference the older nss modules (libnss_files.so.1 instead of libnss_files.so.2), so don't remove them. Also, the old glibc-2.0 compiled static libraries (libfoo.a) which happen to depend on the older libio -behavior will be broken by the glibc 2.1 upgrade. The idea is to produce a -libcompat.a that people will be able to use to link in if they want to -compile a static library generated against glibc 2.0 into a program on a -glibc 2.1 system. You should just add -lcompat and you should be fine. - -The glibc-compat add-on will provide the libnss_* files and other stuff so -that it is possible to use static library compiled against glibc 2.0 for -development on a glibc 2.1 based system. Please note that this is currently -just an experiment, although the nss modules part should work. - +behavior will be broken by the glibc 2.1 upgrade. We plan to produce a +compatibility library that people will be able to link in if they want +to compile a static library generated against glibc 2.0 into a program +on a glibc 2.1 system. You just add -lcompat and you should be fine. + +The glibc-compat add-on will provide the libcompat.a library, the older +nss modules, and a few other files. Together, they should make it +possible to do development with old static libraries on a glibc 2.1 +system. This add-on is still in development. You can get it from <URL> +but please keep in mind that it is experimental. ? Source and binary incompatibilities, and what to do about them |