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- From: probreak@kitty.ksu.ksu.edu (James Michael Chacon)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: Problem with libc 4.2
- Date: 18 Dec 1992 23:59:14 -0600
- Organization: Kansas State University
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- mycroft@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Charles Hannum) writes:
-
-
- >After installing the libc 4.2 on tsx-11, `login' displays the
- >following:
-
- > Undefined C library functions.
- > 1. ulimit (Use getrlimit/setrlimit instead).
- > 2. light C shared image (Use the real one instead).
-
- >Other than that, everything *seems* to work. I tried installing the
- >`poeigl' package, but it doesn't deal with shadow passwords, and anyway
- >those functions seem to be missing from libc 4.2.
-
- >My impression, after this, is that the libc 4.2 on tsx-11 is not a real
- >release. Is this correct?
-
- >--
- > \ / Charles Hannum, mycroft@ai.mit.edu
- > /\ \ PGP public key available on request. MIME, AMS, NextMail accepted.
- >Scheme White heterosexual atheist male (WHAM) pride!
-
- The ulimit function message is because under a standard SYSV system that call
- is available, and under POSIX and BSD they use setrlimit and getrlimit.
- Some programs assume we are completely SYSV since we define -DUSG.
-
- As far as the library goes, the one in /pub/linux/GCC should be a relatively
- current copy of libc and should work fine. It was released as a fix for people
- who needed things that used sigaction (which was broke in 4.1) and a couple
- of other broken calls.
-
- James
-