FC5 xorg and dual head

[Les Mikesell]

On Sun, 2006-05-14 at 09:55, Chris Jones wrote:

> FC5 uses by default a NEWER version of  libstdc++.  If you install (through 
> the correct update/installation channels, i.e. yum/pup/pirut) some 
> application (such as thunderbird/firefox) which requires an older version of  
> libstdc++, then yum/pup/pirut will(or perhaps should) resolve the 
> dependencies for you and install the older compat libraries that are need.
> 
> If, as I suspect in your case, you disregard the release notes and install 
> things differently (such as using mozilla's own installation tools or you 
> wish to install a package for which there is no rpm and you are forced to 
> build from source), then you have to resolve these dependencies yourself. 
> This is obvious and you cannot complain. If you fail to do so the fault is 
> yours not FC's

Actually it's not obvious at all that a libstdc++ should
change it's interfaces on each release.  Isn't it supposed
to implement a standard set some time ago?  It's also not
obvious that needed compatibility libraries would be
omitted from a normal install.

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  Les Mikesell
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