List,
It looks like I may have to drop back to a 32-bit version of the OS
due to some non-resolvable library issues for the software I'm
attempting to compile, and want to ask, how far back can I go with
CentOS where I'd not lose too much functionality of the 4.1 version.
Essentially what I need is the equivalent of RHES 3. The other thing
I'd thought about would be to install the needed gnu library, but in a
non-standard place, like /home/sam or some other user directory. Since
the software only needs this at runtime and not during linking, I don't
see what It would bother. Given that idea, how would I use RPM to
install that library ? I read the man page, but did not seen much
option for installing to a non-std location, and not have the system
actually "recognize" it as being there.
suggestions?
--
Snowman
You can't drop back to the 32-bit version of CenttOS 4? Sam Drinkard wrote:> List, > > It looks like I may have to drop back to a 32-bit version of the OS > due to some non-resolvable library issues for the software I'm > attempting to compile, and want to ask, how far back can I go with > CentOS where I'd not lose too much functionality of the 4.1 version. > Essentially what I need is the equivalent of RHES 3. The other thing > I'd thought about would be to install the needed gnu library, but in a > non-standard place, like /home/sam or some other user directory. Since > the software only needs this at runtime and not during linking, I don't > see what It would bother. Given that idea, how would I use RPM to > install that library ? I read the man page, but did not seen much > option for installing to a non-std location, and not have the system > actually "recognize" it as being there. > > suggestions? >-- My "Foundation" verse: Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. -- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape" CDTT (Certified Duct Tape Technician) Linux user #322099 Machines: 206822 256638 276825 http://counter.li.org/
<>Sam Drinkard <sam at wa4phy.net> wrote: <snip>> The other thing I'd thought about would be to install the needed gnu > library, but in a non-standard place, like /home/sam or some other > user directory. Since the software only needs this at runtime and not > during linking, I don't see what It would bother. Given that idea, how > would I use RPM to install that library ? I read the man page, but did > not seen much option for installing to a non-std location, and not > have the system actually "recognize" it as being there. suggestions? > -- SnowmanI don't know the rpm commands, but I'm sure they exist. But they probably won't do entirely what you need by themselves, IIUC what you want to do there. I suspect that after you get the library in it's final resting place, you'll want to add the target directory into /etc/ld.so.conf. If you don't reboot immediately and want to use it, you'll want to run ldconfig. This based on my interpretation that you want to pull this lib to an out-of-the-way place so it doesn't get trounced/removed when you pull major upgrades? HTH and that I wasn't addrssing a problem that doesn't exist.