From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Akhter, Shameem F" Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 02:47:41 +0000 Subject: RE: [Linux-ia64] Red Hat Linux Release Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org Hi Bill, Thanks for your reply. If I would like to get the "Zoot" version of "tar" ball, from where can I get it? Please let me know ASAP. I really appreciate your feedback. Thanks. -- Shameem Shameem Akhter IACG IA64 Tools Engineering Ph: (503) 264-1644 -----Original Message----- From: Bill Nottingham [mailto:notting@redhat.com] Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 7:20 PM To: Akhter, Shameem F Cc: linux-ia64@linuxia64.org Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] Red Hat Linux Release Akhter, Shameem F (shameem.f.akhter@intel.com) said: > Could you please let me know the difference in-between the following two Red > Hat Linux version: > > Version 1 - Red Hat Linux release 6.1 (Cartman) > Kernel 2.3.51 on an IA64 > > Version 2 - Red Hat Linux release 6.92 (Zoot) > Kernel 2.3.99-3 on an IA64 The difference? Everything. ;) Seriously, everything was rebuilt between the two releases. The second one you mention is much more complete, has thread support in glibc, has a *much* more stable kernel, newer toolchain, newer debugger, and is generally better. Bill > > If possible, please specify the changes has been made in these two versions. > > Thanks. > > -- Shameem > > Shameem Akhter > > IACG > IA64 Tools Engineering > Ph: (503) 264-1644 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-IA64 mailing list > Linux-IA64@linuxia64.org > http://lists.linuxia64.org/lists/listinfo/linux-ia64 >