209447 - Release Notes (1.3.1 ~ 1.4) System req.: glibc 2.1 -> 2.2, Debian 2.1 -> Debian 2.2 (or 3.0?)

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(www.mozilla.org :: General, defect)

Description

[Paolo Panizza]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5 (X11)
Build Identifier: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla/releases/mozilla1.3.1/mozilla-i686-pc-linux-gnu-1.3.1-sea.tar.gz

contrary to previous one (1.3), it seems that this build has been 
compiled against glibc 2.2; 1.3 does run on Debian 2.2 (glibc 2.1)
while 1.3.1 won't ("...cannot find GLIBC_2.2....").
Apart from rel.notes mistake, I think 1.3.x binaries should remain 
glibc 2.1 builds, for consistency with original 1.3, unless there 
are compelling reasons for using glibc 2.2, that is.

Pls also note that Debian 2.1 was a glibc 2.0 system, hence we 
should read Debian 2.2 for a glibc 2.1 requirement.

btw, the same applies to 1.4: wrt Debian distro, it should state 
3.0 not 2.2.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
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distro: Debian 2.2r7, glibc 2.1.3-25

note severity: could be minor/trivial, but you download 14MB for nothing, and
don't get the upgrade/fixes you were advised to get / looking for.

Comment 1

[Daniel Wang]

fixed for 1.3.1 relnotes
can anyone verify the minimum Debian version requirements for 1.4 ?

Comment 2

[Paolo Panizza]

Debian 2.2 (Potato) is based on glibc 2.1
Debian 3.0 (Woody) is based on glibc 2.2
hence whatever is compiled against glibc 2.2 requires at least
Debian 3.0 (Woody).

Comment 3

[Daniel Wang]

thanks. now fixed

Comment 4

[Owen Marshall (Not reading bugmail)]

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