version GLIBC_2.0 not defined in file libc.so.6

[JeroenV]

Hi there,

I'm trying to run binary, closed source software that was apparently written for a slightly more antique distro, and get the following error:

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symbol errno, version GLIBC_2.0 not defined in file libc.so.6 with link time reference

Googeling provided me with a possible solution:

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export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.6.1

When I try again, I get a totally different error, for most commands I execute I get things like:

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ahorn ~ # ls
ls: error while loading shared libraries: librt.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
ahorn ~ # ldd /usr/bin/ls
/bin/sh: error while loading shared libraries: libdl.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
ahorn ~ #

I'm on AMD64, if that matters...

Any ideas

[no idea]

uff.......i had the same error when i tried to downgrade glibc from 2.3.9xxx to 2.3.6....

my solution was to format the disk and reinstall gentoo from scratch.........because i couldn't use even the most basic commands (like you and ls).....

i wish you more luck then i had

[JeroenV]

My problem on that part is not so severe, I get the second error only in the environment where I set the LD_ASSUME_KERNEL variable.
In other terminals, or when I do

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unset LD_ASSUME_KERNEL

everything is back to normal, but I still can't run that binary of course...

[je_fro]

How about trying:

export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.20

[nxsty]

What glibc do you have? If it's 2.3.X you can try with USE="glibc-compat20".

[JeroenV]

Thanks,

I'll try these next week, unfortunately I'm not in the position to do so now...