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Bug 63178 - legacy build requiring gcc-2.95 and glibc-2.2.5 problems
Summary: legacy build requiring gcc-2.95 and glibc-2.2.5 problems
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Release Media
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Everything (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High blocker (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo LiveCD Package Maintainers
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Reported: 2004-09-07 17:41 UTC by John (EBo) David
Modified: 2004-09-29 09:10 UTC (History)
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Description John (EBo) David 2004-09-07 17:41:55 UTC
I have a situation where I *need* to reconstruct the low-level system configuration for some end-user application tools that was compiled using gcc-2.95 and requires glibc-2.2.5-.

The default-x86-1.4 CD uses:

  gcc (GCC) 3.2.3 20030422 (Gentoo Linux 1.4 3.2.3-r1, propolice)

  and libc-2.3.2

I have since been unable to find any places to download a default-x86-1.0 which I believe uses gcc-2.95 and libc-2.2.3+.  Attempting to downgrade to 2.95 from either the 2004.2 or 1.4 distributions fails for well know reasons (everything dynamically linked to libc.so.6->libc-2.3+ gets confused).  Can someone point me to download site for 1.0 or docs explaining how to set up for a cononical gcc-2.95 and libc-2.2.5 system.

As a note, compiling with gcc-2.95.3 on linux-2.6.7 with linc-2.3.3 gives a runtime error "Level 2 syncronization error" while trying to open shared memory on a real-time system.

Any syggestions are most appreciated.

Thanks for your patiance...

  EBo --
Comment 1 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-09-07 19:01:08 UTC
Have you tried booting to a 1.2 LiveCD?
Comment 2 John (EBo) David 2004-09-07 19:41:54 UTC
re: Live-CD 1.2

no, but only because I could not find anything older than 1.4 (I have only found 1.4, 2004.0, and 2004.2 on the mirrors).  

Where can I download a 1.2 Live CD iso?
Comment 3 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2004-09-07 20:05:54 UTC
http://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/releases/historical/x86/1.2/livecd/
Comment 4 John (EBo) David 2004-09-16 07:08:20 UTC
Sorry for the extended delay -- I was not able to get everything running before I had to leave town...

I was unable to complete the full install due to differences in portage databases getting confused during sync.  

I will follow up on this, and one other lead, when I get back in about a week.

Thanks again for the speedy reply.

  EBo --
Comment 5 SpanKY gentoo-dev 2004-09-28 22:34:08 UTC
use the 1.2 release ...

we really cant support gcc-2.x and glibc-2.2.x anymore, so g'luck ! ;)
Comment 6 John (EBo) David 2004-09-29 09:10:57 UTC
I downloaded the 1.2 release and was thrashing the system trying to upgrade the tools.  I put it aside when I had to leave town for a little.

As a note, I stumbled onto the real problem which was masked by the gcc-2.95/glibc-2.2 incompatibilities.  I literally just got it working about 5 minuites ago.  The solution does not depend on *having* to have gcc-2.95/glibc-2.2  Hopfully I will not have to depend on the old 1.2 distro.

Thanks for your time and suggestions!

  EBo --