Re: [ANNOUNCE] util-linux v2.26-rc1

[Bruce Dubbs <bruce.dubbs@gmail.com>]

Benno Schulenberg wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015, at 08:39, Bruce Dubbs wrote:
>> Benno Schulenberg wrote:
>>> $ gcc --version | head -1
>>> gcc (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5.1) 4.4.3
>>
>> I don't know how far back you want to go, but that version of gcc was
>> released 21-Jan-2010, fully 5 years ago.
>
> I'm not wanting to go anywhere; it's simply the gcc that's installed
> on my system.  And I'm merely providing the solicited feedback.
>
> However, if this util-linux can't be compiled with such an old gcc,
> it would be nice if ./configure would report that.  The same for a
> minimum required kernel version.

That seems reasonable.

>> 2.6.32 was 14-Dec-2009 and I don't see any nano versions beyond
>> linux-2.6.32.27 from 09-Dec-2010
>
> $ uname -rv
> 2.6.32-71-generic #138-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 18 17:38:32 UTC 2014
>
> Ubuntu Lucid is supported until April this year.  Is it so strange to
> try and compile a new util-linux on such a system?

I was really commenting about the linux headers which are a potential 
location for the problem.  In that case the headers are not normally 
updated when the kernel is updated.  They need to be consistent with the 
glibc build on the system.

   -- Bruce