filePro Upgrade help

[Kenneth Brody]

On 10/20/2010 11:22 AM, Kroboth, Joe wrote:
>> On 10/20/2010 10:00 AM, Kroboth, Joe wrote:
>>> Hi. I'm trying to upgrade from 5.6.07 to 5.6.10 and I'm getting the
>> following errors.
[...]
>> > > /home/filepro_export/tmp/fpinstall/inst/fp/dclerk:
>> /lib/tls/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.4' not found (required by
>> /home/filepro_export/tmp/fpinstall/inst/fp/dclerk)
[...]
>>> This is a linux Centos 4.7 box with glibc 2.3.4
>>>
>>> I have no idea what to do next.  I know our accounting software has
>> different install versions for different glibc versions does filePro?
>> [...]
>>
>> Your system has an ancient 2.3.4 version of glibc.  filePro needs you
>> to
>> have at least the not-quite-as-ancient 2.4 version of glibc installed.
>> Note that 2.11.2 is the current version.
>
>> From what I can tell glibc 2.3.4 was released in 2005 and filePro 5.6 was released in 2006. I think the term ancient might be harsh. Vintage might be better. Hell, 5 years in filePro time Is just a blip on the radar.

You said "5.6.10", which I believe was 2009, by which time glibc 2.11 was out.

> I can't bastardize this system and put on 2.4.  Is it just the installer that requires glibc or filePro?

filePro 5.6.10 need glibc 2.4 or later, just as the quoted error says.

-- 
Kenneth Brody