On 8/25/2015 3:48 PM, Leon Fauster wrote: > sure, thats always possible but exist there some backward > compatibility switch when compiling against a newer glibc? binary compatibility has /never/ been a goal of the linux/gpl architects/authors. in fact, it seems like they make design decisions to discourage it. Red Hat, OTOH, goes to great lengths to try and implement it within a major release, but they are fighting upstream to do so. -- john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz