[linuxsh-dev] Re: System reset while INIT processing

[Masahiro A. <m-...@aa...>]

On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 09:31:31 +0900
kaz Kojima <kk...@rr...> wrote:

> You have only to update binutils and glibc.
> 
> The new ABI changes PLT. So it makes binary imcompatibility on
> shared libraries and all dynamically linked programs which use
> PLT. But the new ld.so in glibc can handle old/new objects at
> the same time and you have not to recompile shared libraries and
> userland programs at all.
> Of course, kernel doesn't use PLT and is never affected this
> ABI change.

Thank you. Now I understand that:

-My problem is not related to ABI change issue, so I can update binutils
and glibc later.
-When I need to update, I only have to do it on binutils and glibc. No
code change needed for gcc, other libraries, kernel. I don't have to
rebuild them, but I can.

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