[plug] old binaries

[Rob Dunne]

Hi Anthony,


Anthony J. Breeds-Taurima writes:
 > On Tue, 6 Nov 2001, Rob Dunne wrote:
 > 
 > > On a broader note -- why doesnt RH7.1 simply support older binaries?
 > > It hardly seems reasonable that upgrade a system and then find that 
 > > programs in /usr/local/bin no longer work.
..
 > have it run.  Apps compiled on older versions living in /usr/local will 
 > correctly function.


But this is just what did not happen! I tried to run the app
and it bombed. I used "strings" on it and found references to
/lib/libc.so.5 etc -- and started looking for the missing libraries.

Have I missed something?
					rob

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