Re: glibc 2.5.1 and 2.6.1

["Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro at linux-mips dot org>]

Daniel,

> I personally don't have time to keep up with ports release branches.
> If someone else is interested in updating the branches, I'll be glad
> to commit patches on their behalf.

 Can you per chance have a look at:

http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4863

or:

http://www.sourceware.org/ml/libc-ports/2007-07/msg00011.html

please?  I do not care about release branches too much, but I do not think 
a change as almost obvious as this one deserves a lot of consideration 
before taking it into the trunk -- it fixes a problem at least for one man 
and if there is someone else who cares, they will discover any potential 
breakage in due course.

 Please note that the correct operation of /etc/ld.so.cache is required 
for libraries located in the additional directories specified in 
/etc/ld.so.conf to be found by the dynamic linker.  Libraries in the 
predefined directories are unaffected (except from some slight performance 
hit), which is why, I believe, the problem remained unnoticed so long.  
You can debug the issue by setting $LD_DEBUG to "libs".

> In fact, if someone else has enough time to work on ports in general,
> I would be happy to hand off my various ports batons.

 Unfortunately I cannot offer myself for the MIPS port right now, but I 
shall see if there is anything that can be done about it.  Thanks for the 
heads-up.

  Maciej