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I need to add that even glibc is also quite stable and backwards compatible: https://abi-laboratory.pro/tracker/timeline/glibc/ https://abi-laboratory.pro/track
by readittwice 9y ago
I need to add that even glibc is also quite stable and backwards compatible: https://abi-laboratory.pro/tracker/timeline/glibc/ https://abi-laboratory.pro/tracker/timeline/glibc/.
That's why some projects deliberately build their software on very old distros, since the software then works from this version on.
- pritambaral 9y ago> glibc is also quite stable and backwards compatible But not forwards compatible. A binary linked dynamically against with a newer glibc wouldn't run with an older glibc.