[vlc] Re: vlc dependencies

[Jason Luka]

Torsten Spindler wrote:

>On Sun, 2004-02-08 at 13:54, Michael S.Zick wrote:
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>>The "glibc <" is referring to your system glibc - which everything on
>>your system depends - it is not wise to replace it.
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>While this is generally true, I'd say that an update for glibc coming
>from your distributor is trustworthy. For Fedora you can check updates
>at
>http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/1/i386/.
>There's glibc in version 2.3.2-101.4.
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>>Build VLC from source against your installed glibc - 
>>Don't try to replace your installed glibc.
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>That's a good idea, if you want your own configuration options for vlc and
>some more or want to take a look on how to compile your own sources. On a 
>RPM based system I think it is wise to build your own RPM and install that.
>You can download the vlc source rpm and use rpmbuild to create one.
>
>Bye,
>Torsten
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I always build VLC against the latest stable glibc that Red Hat puts 
out, so it might be a good idea to upgrade.

Jason Luka
Red Hat Maintainer

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