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2000126: Gempak compile problem

  • Subject: 2000126: Gempak compile problem
  • Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 10:26:11 -0700
>From: Mark Tucker <address@hidden>
>Organization: .
>Keywords: 200001261712.KAA06269

>
>> >I'm still wrestling with this.  Have you compiled a binary version for
>> >Linux at this patch level (15)?
>> >
>> I have posted an updated RH linux 6.x tarfile for PL15.
>> 
>  
>From the README:
>
>"These binaries were compiled under RedHat Linux 6.x.
>
>REDHAT 6.x uses glibc version 2.1. Changes to this
>version of the C library are incompatible with previous
>distributions. We no longer test on RedHat Linux 5.x."
>
>So is Redhat 5.x no longer supported?  It is still listed on the Unidata      
>web page as being supported.  I am still unable to get a properly
>functioning version of gempak by compiling on RedHat 5.2.  I cannot
>upgrade my server and entire lab mid-semester to 6.0 as the library change
>would break _many_ applications.
>
>If you are no longer testing in RedHat 5.x where do I go from here?
>
>Mark Tucker
>Information Technology
>Lyndon State College
>address@hidden
>
>

Did you attempt to run the binaries on your platform?
They are statically compiled, and should run on your system, but
I can no longer provide two sets of binaries for Linux.

Steve Chiswell