Bug 56076 – when reverting from glibc-2.3.3.20040420 to 2.3.2-r9, related include files don't revert

• Status: RESOLVED INVALID
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Ákos Maróy 2004-07-04 11:31:17 UTC]

I just bumped into a problem with glibc-2.3.3.20040420, see bug #56058, and to work around the issue I reverted to glibc-2.3.2-r9, with the command:

emerge "=glibc-2.3.2-r9"

all went fine, the 2.3.2 glibc was compiled, installed, then the 2.3.3 removed. I even rebooted the system. but what I see now, is that the include file in question, /usr/include/semaphore.h, did not revert.

I made the assumption that the include file in question belongs to the package glibc by running equery:

$ equery belongs /usr/include/semaphore.h
Searching for file '/usr/include/semaphore.h' in *...
sys-libs/glibc-2.3.2-r9 (/usr/include/semaphore.h)


Reproducible: Didn't try
Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge glibc-2.3.3.20040420
2. downgrade to glibc-2.3.2-r9 by using emerge
3. see that /usr/include/semaphore.h doesn't revert

Actual Results:  
/usr/include/semaphore.h remained the same

Expected Results:  
/usr/include/semaphore.h should have changed to that belonging to glibc-2.3.2-r9

the way I know what should be the /usr/include/semaphore.h file for
glibc-2.3.2-r9 is that I have another system with that version of glibc, which
did not ever have a higher version installed.

[Comment 1 Ákos Maróy 2004-07-04 11:32:07 UTC]

Created attachment 34794 [details]
this is /usr/include/semaphore belonging to glibc-2.3.3.20040420

[Comment 2 Ákos Maróy 2004-07-04 11:33:05 UTC]

Created attachment 34795 [details]
this is /usr/include/semaphore.h that belongs to glibc-2.3.2-r9

[Comment 3 Ákos Maróy 2004-07-04 12:36:27 UTC]

actually, it seems that the contenst of this header file is governed by the nptl USE flag...