On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Ramesh .T.S wrote: > type this command "arch" and download the updates from that dir. > > do a force installation with --nodeps starting from devel - common and > glibc itself thanks.... i tryed forcing it - same result... but i didn't start from devel, then common and the glibc... that's what i'm gonna do now... by 'that dir' do you mean /lib/i686 or /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i686 ?!... thanks.... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kalin Mintchev" <kalin@xxxxxx> > To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 12:42 PM > Subject: glibc > > > > > > hi all > > > > i'm trying to update the glibc version on a redhat 7.3 machine to > > glibc-2.2.4-78.i386.rpm > > > > every time i try this i get: > > > > glibc > 2.2.2 conflicts with glibc-common-2.2.2-10 > > > > so i'm thinking to get rid of that old common version and install .4 > > i was looking for sources for that particular library but where do i > get > > them? > > > > i'm not a huge fan of rpm but i can get the source. i got another > glibc > > rpm that dumped a bunch of patches and post-patches/after-patches in > the > > SOURCES dir. which are useless... > > > > i guess i'm asking if i rpm -e the glibc-common-2.2.2-10 what is this > > exactly going to affect and why the rpm upgrade option -U doesn't > update > > the current glibc. i'd rather do make but where are the sources? > > > > thanks... > > > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list