Subject: Re: NetBSD-1.4 Beta - libg++.so.4.0
To: Graham Jenkins <c714553@vus415.telstra.com.au>
From: Todd Vierling <tv@pobox.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 05/06/1999 19:58:50
On Fri, 7 May 1999, Graham Jenkins wrote:

: > libg++ does not exist in NetBSD 1.4.
: > 
: > If you need this library for compatibility with 1.3.x binaries, use the
: > `emulators/compat13' pkg; you'll need the older libstdc++ from that pkg too.
:  
: Now here we have a couple of problems ..
: 1) The emulators/compat13 pkg doesn't appear to be available ..

It's not yet available as a binary, of course.  NetBSD 1.4-release has not
been compiled.  You can get the compat13 pkg from pkgsrc.

: 2) Even if it is, it apparently needs a specially compiled kernel.

Actually, GENERIC includes the appropriate COMPAT_13 option.

: Of course the longer term solution is to acquire 1.4 versions of packages
: like 'x3270' .. not yet available ..

See above response to 1).

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