Re: recvmsg@GLIBC_2.24 removal
On 06/10/2016 04:23 AM, Florian Weimer wrote:
On 06/10/2016 10:00 AM, Florian Weimer wrote:
> In case the revert
>
> <https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2016-06/msg00339.html>
>
> proceeds upstream, I am going to turn recvmsg(a)GLIBC_2.24 and the related
> symbols into a compat symbol, and move the default back to the previous
> version. This should keep existing binaries working, while new binaries
> will pick up the previous symbol version.
>
> After a while, I'll use symboldb <https://pagure.io/symboldb> to check
> if there are still any RPMs
remaining which reference the new GLIBC_2.24 symbols, I'll ask provenpackagers to do
targeted rebuilds.
> So in short, we have a plan to implement the revert even without a mass
> rebuild. You don't have to oppose the revert for Fedora's sake. :)
The revert has gone in, so we need to fix this on our end to keep binaries
running until they get rebuilt.
I don't oppose the revert. Given the problems encountered it's the right
thing to do. I still think that staying close to the standards is important.
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Cheers,
Carlos.