Fedora 6 problem running RH7 software

marty2007 · 11-11-2007, 04:45 PM

Hi,

I installed Fedora 6 and trying to install an old program that runs with Redhat 7.3 (this program runs also in Fedora 3 when compat.rpm is installed).
During installation of the program I get error:

"....symbol errno, version GLIBC_2.0 not defined in file libc.so.6 with link time reference"

Could you please let me know how to fix this? I am not expert on linux :-)

Thanks

unSpawn · 11-11-2007, 05:05 PM

Here's some simple explanation and useful steps to try: How to Run Binary-Only Application Packages on Various Versions of Linux. If that doesn't work at least tell us which application and version this is about and any other relevant details. The more details the better a chance you have of getting this solved.

Valery Reznic · 11-12-2007, 02:16 AM

You can try to use Ermine (http://magicErmine.com) or statifier (http://statifier.sf.net) to create self-contained executable

Valery.

unSpawn · 11-12-2007, 02:36 PM

Not that often on sees the developer pitch his goods ;-p

Thanks for providing noexec and rpmrebuild BTW, been using them both.

Valery Reznic · 11-13-2007, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unSpawn

Not that often on sees the developer pitch his goods ;-p

Thanks for providing noexec and rpmrebuild BTW, been using them both.

rpmrebuild is Eric Gerbier's in the first place.
I admit did some work on it, but rpmrebuild is his.

By the way what are you using noexec for ?

I wrote it when I have nothing else to do.
After that I suggest to sudo maintener to implement it with sudo
(noexec primary usage), and he did it ages ago.
So now sudo has built-in noexec functionality and (mostly) make noexec unnessesary.

Valery.

marty2007 · 11-13-2007, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valery Reznic

You can try to use Ermine (http://magicErmine.com) or statifier (http://statifier.sf.net) to create self-contained executable

Valery.

Thanks Valery. I went through both sites. The program I like to install creates a directory with many files under it. What happens to these files do they go along with the self-contained executable? Is there a document explainng what exactly to do, I am not an expert in Linux :-). If I have the whole program in RH7.3 under one directory(many of them not executable) can I make it self contained and transfer it to FD6 by those software? how much is staifier? Thanks

Marty

unSpawn · 11-13-2007, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valery Reznic

By the way what are you using noexec for ?

I did for just that: running a binary w/o allowing a subshell. I used to pitch it too.
REM Now I'll stop being OT in this thread...

Valery Reznic · 11-14-2007, 01:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marty2007

Thanks Valery. I went through both sites. The program I like to install creates a directory with many files under it. What happens to these files do they go along with the self-contained executable? Is there a document explainng what exactly to do, I am not an expert in Linux :-). If I have the whole program in RH7.3 under one directory(many of them not executable) can I make it self contained and transfer it to FD6 by those software? how much is staifier? Thanks

Marty

What do you mean "The program I like to install creates a directory with many files under it" ?
Does your program NEED this directory (and files in it) or it really CREATE them when running ?

If you mean last, than you have nothing to worry about.
If (as i guess) you mean first, than you can use ErminePro like following:
1) create config file with following line:
path_to_dir_with_files_for_your_program internal
2) run ermine as
ErminePro --config=<your_config_file> <your_program> -o your_program.ermine

Valery.

marty2007 · 11-23-2007, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valery Reznic

What do you mean "The program I like to install creates a directory with many files under it" ?
Does your program NEED this directory (and files in it) or it really CREATE them when running ?

If you mean last, than you have nothing to worry about.
If (as i guess) you mean first, than you can use ErminePro like following:
1) create config file with following line:
path_to_dir_with_files_for_your_program internal
2) run ermine as
ErminePro --config=<your_config_file> <your_program> -o your_program.ermine

Valery.

Thanks for reply, have'nt got the chance to try. Another question:
My program seems to have many executables and other files all within a dir in Fedora 3. So the software ErminePro could convert everything and create a replica of the dir in Fedora 6 ? Is there a detailed manual to how to work with ErminPro as I am a novice with linux?
Thanks,

Valery Reznic · 11-24-2007, 02:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marty2007

Thanks for reply, have'nt got the chance to try. Another question:
My program seems to have many executables and other files all within a dir in Fedora 3. So the software ErminePro could convert everything and create a replica of the dir in Fedora 6 ? Is there a detailed manual to how to work with ErminPro as I am a novice with linux?
Thanks,

Al documentation is embedded in Ermine.
'ErmienPro --help' should help you.

Vaqlery.