Ken Wellsch wrote:

> I was able to get as far as the install of libc.so.12.77 when the
> build of -current via cvs update from this morning came to an end.
> 
> The behavior is just like that exhibited on the alpha port a few
> months ago - that is - as soon as the new shared libc is in place,
> all programs that use the shared libc core dump from a seg fault.
> 
> I recover by pointing back to an older libc.so.12.76 I have around.
> 
> I'm afraid I wasn't privy to the solution for the alpha, if there
> is any possible commonality here.
> 
> I'm working on a DEC 5000/150 running -current circa late June 2001.
> I try every few weeks to build current and I don't recall that has
> completed lately... oh yeah, the build from August 8th also suffered
> the libc.so core dump syndrome.

I think this is to do with the new crt0 .init/.fini work.  Look at the
20010718 entry in /usr/src/UPDATING and see if that helps.

Simon.
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