[vlc] Re: vlc install under Red Hat, failed dependencies

[Bruce Hutfless]

Les,

Couple of things. GLibc is one of several libraries that is generally
also sync'd with the gcc.

The gcc is the compiler used to create executables from source code, and
by current Linux version standards, RH Linux 8.0 is becoming very dated.
Unless you are a software developer/programmer and are prepared to deal
with all of the dependencies of gcc/glibc, then I would try to upgrade
just the compiler/libraries.  Because of the naming convention for
glibc, you may be creating other problems.

Instead, I would recommend upgrading to RH Linux 9.0 which can be
downloaded from RH or one of the many mirror sites.  For newbies, and
non-developer users it is easier to just upgrade to a newer version.

That;s my recommendation to you.

Regards,

Bruce Hutfless


On Mon, 2003-09-15 at 17:47, Les LaZar wrote:
> >I entered the command vlc (with no switches) at the root prompt and
> got the
> >error message:
> >
> >    vlc: /lib/libpthread.so.0: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found
> (required by
> >vlc)
> >
> >This file was in the list of failed dependencies.  In my system, file
> search
> >shows this file located in /lib.  Once again, I am baffled.  What
> should I
> >do to correct this (and the other "missing" files that I expect to
> show up,
> >that are not really missing.)?
> .
> .
> .
> Okay, try updating to glibc 2.3.2.  It's included with Red Hat 9, but 
> you can get the file individually from the net.
> 
> Jason Luka
> 
> =================================================================
> Jason,
>  
> I really appreciate your help on this.  I need some aid understanding
> what the problem is,
> hopefully to avoid similar problems down the road.
>  
> The "missing file" already is present on my system. (FYI, my RH8
> system appears to have
> glibc 2.2.93) Does glibc 2.3.2 contain a different version
> of libpthread.so.0?  or is my libpthread.so.0 merely in the wrong
> directory (/lib)?  If that is the case,
> how can I determine what directory vlc expects to find it in?  Can't I
> just copy the file there, or put in
> a link?
>  
> If I can understand what the underlying problem is with this file,
> maybe I can solve the similar
> problems with the other failed dependency files (at least some of
> them).
>  
> Thanks again,
>  
> Les
>  

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