glibc - what is the stable release?

[Net Llama!]

On Mon, 24 Mar 2003, Tim Wunder wrote:
> On 3/24/2003 4:48 PM, someone claiming to be Net Llama! wrote:
> > I'm trying to figure out what the latest stable release of glibc is.  I
> > see a 2.2.5 and i see a 2.3.1.  According to the (g)libc website:
> > http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/
> >
> > 2.3.1 is the latest release, but they neglect to comment on whether its
> > considered to be a devel or stable release.  anyone know for sure?  i've
> > been running 2.2.5 on several of my boxes, but i'm at the point where i'm
> > considering upgrading a few more and would prefer to jump right to 2.3.1,
> > if its considered to be stable.  thanks.
> >
>
> AFAIK, they don't follow the same stable/unstable convention that the
> kernel follows, so 2.3.1 is s'posed to be the latest stable release.

ahhh...ok, thanks.  so, has anyone upgraded a box from a 2.2.x version to
a 2.3.x version and lived to tell the tale?  is the procedure for building
2.3.x the same as the one for 2.2.x?

> FWIW, Red Hat Linux 9 will have 2.3.1

yea, i've heard the same, but i don't assume that Redhat is including what
is deemed stable by the rest of the world  ;)

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