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@ -36,14 +36,24 @@ username to userid resolving isn't working yet, so a
if you use the numeric IDs (such as <userinput>chown 0 if you use the numeric IDs (such as <userinput>chown 0
file</userinput>).</para></listitem> file</userinput>).</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Lastly, the patch also fixes a problem that causes <listitem><para>It fixes a problem that causes statically linked binaries
statically linked binaries to crash that were linked against Glibc-2.2 to crash that were linked against Glibc-2.2 libraries. Even though static
libraries. This patch is only needed temporarily because we have static binaries have all the necessary parts of Glibc built-in, they still rely
programs in <filename class="directory">/static/bin</filename> that might on one external library: Glibc's NSS libraries. These libraries, among
be linked against an older Glibc version (the one from the host other things, tell programs where the system's password database is
distribution). We will install Glibc again at the end of this chapter to (/etc/password, or NIS, or whatever other scheme has been
remove this patch so you'll have a pristine Glibc as the developers configured).</para>
intended it.</para></listitem>
<para>Glibc has undergone some changes since version
2.2.x and the new NSS code is incompatible with the old one. So when Glibc
is installed, it will install its new NSS libraries and static programs
will load these new NSS libraries and start to abort with
<emphasis>segmentation faults</emphasis>. This patch undoes a few of the
changes to overcome the problem.</para>
<para>We will install Glibc again at the end of this chapter to remove this
patch so you'll have a pristine Glibc as the developers intended
it.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist> </itemizedlist>
<para><screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../glibc-&glibc-patch-version;.patch</userinput></screen></para> <para><screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../glibc-&glibc-patch-version;.patch</userinput></screen></para>