What's the glibc version used to compile the kernel?

pmil · 12-18-2009, 09:40 AM

Hi all,

I am compiling my kernel using gcc version 4.4.1 (Ubuntu 4.4.1-4ubuntu8). My question is how can I find out which version of glibc used to build the kernel? Also, if an application needs to use glibc, where can be found? Should I have it on my file system?

Thanks.

JohnGraham · 12-18-2009, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pmil

Hi all,

I am compiling my kernel using gcc version 4.4.1 (Ubuntu 4.4.1-4ubuntu8). My question is how can I find out which version of glibc used to build the kernel? Also, if an application needs to use glibc, where can be found? Should I have it on my file system?

Thanks.

No version of glibc is used to build the kernel. Remember, it's a kernel - libc depends on it, not the other way around.

If you need to develop user-space applications which use the standard c library, you'll need to install your distro-specific development package, something like libc-dev or libc-devel.

Why do you ask?

pmil · 12-18-2009, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnGraham

No version of glibc is used to build the kernel. Remember, it's a kernel - libc depends on it, not the other way around.

If you need to develop user-space applications which use the standard c library, you'll need to install your distro-specific development package, something like libc-dev or libc-devel.

Why do you ask?

First of all, thanks for the reply. Ok, so the kernel doesn't need libc to be build. Let's say that I have a hello world program like the following, which is dynamically linked:

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
        printf("Hello world!\n");
        return 0;
}

At run time, the program will search for the printf() routine. Where it will search for the required library? Will it search under the /lib/ folder of the file system? Should somehow provide the glibc library under /lib/? If yes, what version of glibc should I put there? Btw, I am using a vanilla kernel and also my own file system.

Thanks.

knudfl · 12-18-2009, 11:08 AM

' glibc ' is your system ( together with the kernel ).
And is of course always installed.
Never touch it, please. Changing any libc6 files :
Your system will stop working. For ever.

The command : dpkg -L libc6
will show the files.

You may need libc6-dev , the development files :
sudo apt-get install libc6-dev linux-libc-dev
.....