glibc advice

[Tony Alfrey]

Hi;

I have an old Caldera install that I like to run, largely because I 
"know" it and I know where everything is.  I have other newer installs 
running also.
The Caldera is getting old;  lots of new rpms want glibc 2.3.  I 
upgraded the old 2.2.X before using a SxS and that went fine.  But many 
say that "Oh, you gotta recompile everything using the new glibc if you 
go to 2.3".  But this is not clear to me:  sounds like this means that 
old apps that run on glibc 2.2 won't work on 2.3, yet old apps on a 
distro with glibc 2.3 work fine.  So I ask

"can I install glibc 2.3 without setting the atmosphere on fire or is it 
easier just to learn a new distro?"

Thanks

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Tony Alfrey
tonyalfrey at earthlink.net
"I'd Rather Be Sailing"