On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 10:26:35PM +0100, David Given wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Justin Pryzby wrote: > [...] > >> I have an application I'd like to package --- plasticfs. Unfortunately, > >> due to > >> glibc weirdnesses, it needs a copy of glibc built using custom > >> (non-standard) > >> options. Is this doable, or is it likely to be a lost cause? > > Please can you give the details of why this is necessary? > > It's an LD_PRELOAD hack. When glibc calls itself --- for example when fopen() > calls open() --- it does so using a hidden private interface, Right, aliases are used when public functions are called internally (I'm not sure the rationale).
> which means the > preloader library doesn't get a chance to override it. plasticfs wants a glibc > compiled with --disable-hidden-plt to expose this interface. I still don't understand why? > Or so the plasticfs docs say --- I'm sure this can be worked around, since > fakeroot and fakechroot fakeroot is just an LD_PRELOAD.. Justin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
