rpm on redhat 8 is hoarked

[tom]

I've just finished downloading Redhat 8.0, and
can understand your frustration

Unfortunately, listed in the release notes, everything
on this edition was compiled with GCC 3.2 .

GCC 3.2 breaks certain old programs originally compiled
with GCC 2.95.X or later, or earlier.

Therefore, KDE that came out had to be able to compile
with this version, along with every other program.

So, if you attempted to run a install a programs from
source, and unless they were 'dooable' in GCC 3.2, those
programs are hooped.

You may want to install a previous compiler, and link to those
libraries from it, inorder to get your programs to work.

Of course, the compiler would have to built side-by-side with
the existing one.

But I don't know if you can install a older compiler, with
an existing newer one.

Maybe ask some else here if they have ever attempted this, and
what to start looking for.

"Marvin P. Dickens" <mpdickens at tlanta.com> wrote:

>On Sat, 2002-10-12 at 14:05, Tim Wunder wrote:
>Well, we decided to revert the machines back to RH R7.3. To tell the
>truth, that's what I recommended because I don't feel like spending the
>time on a saturday figuring out what the people at RH did and then
>undoing it. FWIW, on each of the machines, the only rpm command that
>performs as advertised is rpm -h. Other than that, invoking rpm with any
>other switch freezes the session... Even from the command line.
>
>I've got a copy of R 8.0 and later on this week I'll spend the time
>figuring out what has to be done to fix it (To satisfy users who insist
>on using R8). This is a *serious* bug and it's positively shameful that
>RH released R8.0 with it in it. Personally, I would stay away of RH R8.0
>for a few months... Considering a bug of this magnitude exists in the
>release, what other pleasures await the unknowing masses...?...
>
>
>Best
>
>Peck


 
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