[syslog-ng] glibc 2.0.6

[Balazs Scheidler]

On Thu, 2007-10-18 at 17:44 +0200, Raffaele wrote:
> Alexander Clouter wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Raffaele <raffaele at unipr.it> [20071018 17:27:55 +0200]:
> >> Hi,
> >> I need to compile syslog-ng with glibc 2.0.6 (don't tell me to upgrade
> >> the system... it's another 'sad system administration without power
> >> story'), can anyone tell me if any older version of syslog-ng work with
> >> this glibc?
> >>
> > *cough* static compile *cough*
> 
> Hi Alex,
> I'm not so smart but surely you have a cold :)
> Can you explain a bit more?

static linking won't work accross different major glibc versions, as
syslog-ng uses NSS libraries that have different binary interfaces and
can't be linked statically.

you can recompile syslog-ng on an older system that has old glibc.

The only problem you can have is glib and friends as older systems
usually have a too old glib version.

-- 
Bazsi