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irssi and glib problem

Hello.

I had some old glib (in irssi's opinion), so i compiled new one.
Now irssi throws me:

Code:

*** 'pkg-config --modversion glib-2.0' returned 2.18.1, but GLIB (2.4.7)

*** was found! If pkg-config was correct, then it is best

*** to remove the old version of GLib. You may also be able to fix the error

*** by modifying your LD_LIBRARY_PATH enviroment variable, or by editing

*** /etc/ld.so.conf. Make sure you have run ldconfig if that is

*** required on your system.

Now, removing old one could cause problem, because some other packets may use it.
How could i avoid this error?

Code:

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib

Helped me, if someone cares.
/usr/local/lib is a path for the new glib.

Its never a good idea to change your glibc. If you installed irssi as a package built for your distro then it shouldn't complain about your glibc

Well, i compiled irssi. It complained about glibc, so i compiled 2.18.x one.

Why I should NOT mess with glibc?