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		wolfhumble on May 9, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: GoboLinux 015 released From http://www.gobolinux.org/?page=at_a_glance ~] ls -l /usr/include/stdio.h \| cut -b 45- stdio.h -> /Programs/Glibc/2.3.6/include/stdio.h Does anyone know what happens if e.g. a later version of Glibc overwrites the stdio.h 2.3.6 version found under /usr/include/stdio.h? How does GoboLinux still retain its "compatibility with the Unix legacy" in such situations without breaking things?

qbrass on May 10, 2014 [–]

It builds software in it's own namespace so it sees /usr/include/stdio.h as a symlink to whatever version it was built for, and the symlink won't change if you update Glibc.

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