> > Of course you can. Even the latest OpenLinux release (shipping 2.4.13-ac)
> > uses a libc4/a.out based installer fo space reasons. Not to forget the
> > old quake1 binary from some redhat 4.x CD I run from time to time :)
>
> OK thanks for the *substantial* answer. That was the reason I was asking about.
> Somehow this is of course surprising me of course.
So why didn't you -test- the theory before suggesting it. It btw goes beyond
Libc4. Currently we have almost 100% compatibility back to libc 2.2.2. The
dated libc before that doesn't work because we dropped some very very
early obscure versions of a few syscalls.
Is it too much to ask that you go and look through the syscall tables of
old and new kernels ?
Alan
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