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Not using new features will usually do that, but I wonder what's up with the math stuff pulling in symbol versions from 2018. There should be an explanation for

• AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
  Sure, but is there any convenient mechanism to ensure that you don't use new features? I guess what I'm asking is, why does glibc not make this easier to do?
  • spystath 5y ago
    I think the generally accepted way to do that would be a container image running a relatively old distribution. This is exactly what python packages do when they need to distribute binary packages on linux [0]. You are supposed to compile the package in a container (or VM) that runs CentOS 7 (or older if you want broader support), although now the baseline is moving gradually to Debian 9. [0]: https://github.com/pypa/manylinux https://github.com/pypa/manylinux
    • AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
      So round about, the answer is a firm "no".
  • Conan_Kudo 5y ago
    I think you can pass a linker flag to make it use the oldest version of each symbol, but I'm not sure what that flag is.