GLIBC_2.2 error

[Bill Vermillion]

On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 09:16:43AM -0600, Paul Hooverson thus spoke:
> > Simon--er, no...it was Paul Hooverson--said:
> > > We just finished reinstalling RH 6.2 on a machine whose hard
> > drive needed to
> > > be replaced. After re-installing filePro 5.0.11, we are finding
> > that rclerk
> > > and rreport do not execute, but instead return the following error:

> > > rclerk: /lib/libc.so.6: version 'GLIBC_2.2' not found (required
> > by rclerk)

> > > Does anyone know how to resolve this problem?

> > Install a version of linux that has glibc 2.2 or higher. :( I
> > haven't dared risk trying this on a version of linux that's
> > very...integrated with its hardware. I know for a fact that
> > it's a bad idea to even think of trying to put them side by
> > side. "Sheer madness," was one friend's comment. :)

> > Chances are, if you update it, some things might break.  Very probably.
> > It's better to just change distributions at this point.  6.2 all the way
> > through 8.0 are EOL, and 9 goes away April 31.

> Unfortunately, this client is using MaxSpeed terminals which
> do not work on RH versions higher than 6.2. I guess I have no
> choice but to put him back on filePro 5.0.9?

I've run across unsupported hardware in the past - and the client
got hosed when it came time to perform mandatory application
upgrades which required a newer version of the OS [SCO in the
past].

They were limping along until they spent $$$$ and totally scrapped
the old system.  That was also a painful conversion.  They were on
some variant of MaxSpeed that became an orphan also.

Since you are running now I'd really suggest you talk with your
client and get them off a depercated hardware.  It is far easier
to make a smooth transition than have to perform crash installs and
debugging of the new install.  

As time goes on you will find your 6.2 being further and further
out of date, and with it the conversion to something newer will
become more difficult.

I've been there.

Bill
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Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com