On Sep 27, Lawrence wrote > I heard from the lists there is a problem compiling a Motif program with > libc6. I have contacted RedHat and they said that they may release their > Motif development kit compatible with libc6 very later this year. > Meanwhile, is it possible to install libc6 and still able to compile Motif > program?
On Sep 26, Scott K. Ellis answered > Yes, but not by linking them to libc6. You will need to install the > altgcc and libc5-altdev packages, as well as the various other '-altdev' > packages for the libraries you need (xlib6-altdev, etc.). If you're > planning on upgrading (or partially upgrading) to libc6, check out my > Debian libc5 to libc6 Mini-HOWTO which I post here about weekly and which > can be found at http://www.gate.net/~storm/FAQ/ Another possibility is not to use true Motif, but LessTif. I've did non-maintainer releases of updated LessTif packages, both for libc6 and (in the alternative locations) libc5. These appear to work quite well (or nobody is using them): I've not seen or received bug reports about them. Ray -- UNFAIR Term applied to advantages enjoyed by other people which we tried to cheat them out of and didn't manage. See also DISHONESTY, SNEAKY, UNDERHAND and JUST LUCKY I GUESS. - The Hipcrime Vocab by Chad C. Mulligan -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
