From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp-out.tiscali.be (spoolo2.tiscali.be [62.235.13.211]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D673C486E for ; Sat, 18 Oct 2003 14:31:47 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <3F91A332.9050700@tiscali.be> Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 20:31:46 +0000 From: Joel Soete MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Carlos O'Donell Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org, debian-hppa@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] hppa glibc 2.3.2-9 available for the brave testers! References: <20031017180912.GD27289@systemhalted> In-Reply-To: <20031017180912.GD27289@systemhalted> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Carlos, I can safely broken my raid1 Debian/unstable install and drive some test on a disk :) and advise you. Joel Carlos O'Donell wrote: > parisc-linux, > debian-hppa, > > --- CALLING ALL TESTERS! --- > > glibc 2.3.2 is complete for HPPA. We've gotten rid of the following > long standing test-suite errors (bug-iconv3, and test-fenv). > > The regressions in 2.3.2 were caused by incorrect handling of the PIC > register by the kernel, but fixed in glibc. Most cases for our stack > were handled incorrectly (stack grows up cases), but are fixed in this > release. > > ftp://ftp.parisc-linux.org/unofficial-debs/glibc_2.3.2-9_2003-10-16/ > > Download all the debs and install with: > > dpkg -i libc6_*.deb > (Followed by dpkg -i of the rest in any order, libc6 must install first) > > Please do this only if you consider yourself a well seasoned linux-type > person. If that dpkg install fails for any reason you might be in > trouble. I'm running these debs on all my boxes, and I've tested in a > chroot, rebuilt our toolchain, and ran lmbench, gnome-session, nautilus, > and abi-word. > > http://www.baldric.uwo.ca/~carlos/a500-gnome-abiword.png > > Thanks go out to everyone for all the moral support and fun! > > --- TEST IT AND REPORT BACK ... PLEASE! :) --- > > == DISCLAIMER === > I do not guarantee that these debs won't cause your computer to explode > like a pineapple grenade, showering shrapnel and fiery death on all your > loved ones. > == DISCLAIMER === > > c. > > _______________________________________________ > parisc-linux mailing list > parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org > http://lists.parisc-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/parisc-linux >