Updating linux-headers ??? libc ??

digitall2000 · Apprentice Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 267

had a problem updating iproute2 on another system
i am building, someone suggested emerging the newer
linux-headers. well that fixed my iproute2 problem.

so on this machine i just went ahead and emerged the
new headers - walked away from the system. upon returning
i saw a message about recompiling my systems libc (?)

the message went by real fast then the system did some more
compiling.

does gentoo automatically recompile the libc after a linux-header update?

lance

skellr · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:20 am Post subject:

You would want to recompile glibc sometime, it won't do it automaticaly. it will just warn you about it.
It wouldn't hurt to also recompile gcc.

digitall2000 · Apprentice Joined: 21 Dec 2004 Posts: 267

when you say recompile
do you mean recompile the existing version
or emerge to the new version?

thanks

lance

skellr · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 4:37 am Post subject:

Mainly the existing version to get any changes in the new headers. but upgrades are good if there is a newer version.