SOLVED! Re: how to add a new glibc symbol ?

[Collins Richey]

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 19:11:56 -0800 "Net Llama!" <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:


> Seems that the ctype stuff that was blowing up for me when trying to 
> build rpm-4.0.3 was actually a problem with bzip2.  Once I rebuilt bzip2 
> against the new glibc-2.3.2, i had no more problems building rpm-4.0.3.
> 
> But I still really needed rpm-3.0.6.  When trying to build it, it kept 
> blowing up with "popt.c:596: `FLT_MAX' undeclared" errors.  Seems that 
> this is just a small if/else test for min/max values of a float, and 
> commenting out the test lets the rest of the build process complete 
> successfully.
> 
> So i'm now back in business with a new rpm-3.0.6.
> 

That's great news.  That's probably why I don't have problems on gentoo.  Bzip2
was rebuilt fairly recently, and rpm is at rpm-4.2_pre069 (not that I use it
very often).

-- 
Collins Richey - Denver Area
if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the 
worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.