What do I need to do to have a fresh arch install but with glibc-2.33-5-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

I'm on gcc 11.2.0 which uses GLIBC 2.35. I'm trying to build for a colleague's VM, but it is complaining about GLIBC versions missing.

How can I either:

1. Compile an executable that can run without dependencies?

2. Control which GLIBC version is used? The best idea I have is to do a custom gcc build, but I'm having issues with my embedded toolchain interfering.

For #1, here is what I believe is the relevant portion of my current CMakeLists:

add_executable(myapp src/main.cpp ${myapp_core} ${myapp_data_structures} ${myapp_parser} ${myapp_utils} ${myapp_tests})

target_include_directories(myapp PRIVATE ./include)
target_include_directories(myapp PRIVATE ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIR})
target_link_libraries(myapp PRIVATE ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
target_link_directories(myapp PRIVATE ${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS})

if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
    message(STATUS "Debug build")
    set(myapp_warning_flags -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wno-sign-compare)
elseif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
    message(STATUS "Release build")
    set(myapp_warning_flags -Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Wno-sign-compare)
    set(myapp_optimization_flags -O3 -msse4.2)

    if(${myapp_static_build})
        message(STATUS "Static build")
        set(myapp_linker_flags -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -static)
        set(DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)
        set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)
        set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
    else()
        message(STATUS "Dynamic build")
        set(myapp_linker_flags)
        set(DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON)
        set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS ON)
        set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS OFF)
    endif()
endif()

target_compile_options(myapp PRIVATE ${myapp_warning_flags} ${myapp_optimization_flags} ${myapp_linker_flags})

Hi all, as some of you have already read on my previous post, I'm still testing the latest GLIBC versions on Ubuntu 18.04 to make AppImages compiled from newer distributions like Debian Unstable run smoothly.

Now I have created five scripts, each one will easily compile the latest versions of glibc for you (ie glibc-2.30, glibc-2.31, glibc-2.32, glibc-2.33 and glibc-2.34) into a dedicated directory in /opt.

For now these are for testing purposes only, you can do whatever you want with them.

My goal is to create a simple "glibc-$VERSION" command to run a newer AppImage. For now, the script that you will find in /opt/glibc-$VERSION at the end of the installation returns some errors that may be useful to better understand how to act.

As with any program installed via AM, you'll have the ability to edit the main script without having to use root privileges, and there's the ability to install / remove everything even without using AM.

To install/remove (for example) glibc-2.33 with AM:

sudo am -i glibc-2.33 or sudo am install glibc-2.33

sudo am -r glibc-2.33 or sudo am remove glibc-2.33

To install/remove glibc-2.33 without AM:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ivan-hc/AM-application-manager/main/programs/x86_64/glibc-2.33 && chmod a+x ./glibc-2.33 && sudo ./glibc-2.33

sudo /opt/glib-2.33/remove

If you want to test a newer AppImage from Debian Unstable (GLIBC 2.33 or newer) on older systems using programs managed by AM, try to install abiword, asunder, audacious, gimp, handbrake or vlc.

Contact me here or at https://github.com/ivan-hc/AM-application-manager

Thanks again to anyone who decides to carry out these experiments with me.

Hello everyone,

Is there a safe way to install older glibc on redhat 8 so I can get legacy applications that support older rhel 7 to run?

I was able to install the older rpm into a second directory, but when I tried to launch the application, it didn't use that glibc. If I try to ld_library_path, it breaks everything else since, of course, rhel 8 uses newer system glibc. Is there a way around this? Or do I need to use chroot or container of centos7?

Thanks

Basically im trying to run a game but it requires at least glibc 2.38 but it seems debian only offers 2.36 at the moment. Any way i can get a newer vesion of it?

EDIT: ended up just downloading the windows version of the game and running it with wine, im an idiot and thought i was having a problem with the sound when i first downloaded, that's why i tried the linux binary, but when i ran it with wine again i found out that the game came muted by default and that i had to press + to get the volume up

I’m currently using GLIBC 2.35 on Ubuntu 22.04, and I want to update it (for gaming purposes).

I’m also aware that updating it isn’t as simple as typing:

“sudo apt update GLIBC yada yada”

or whatever, so I’m not entirely sure how to update it properly without bricking my install.

Any ideas on what to do?