MobileRead Forums - View Single Post

NiLuJe · 03-27-2019, 03:16 PM

It was *probably* eglibc 2_15, before eglibc was merged back into glibc.

I'd highly recommend doing that with a real rootfs-building tool, like buildroot or something else, because, err, it'll make your life much, much, much easier. Plus, *you* will be dictating the TC, and the usual rootbuilding tools obviously do roll a TC as part of the process.

Things will get hairy if you want to match the Kobo's vanilla env for compatibility, because building older glibcs can be just plain hellish.

EDIT: I have no personal stake in the choice of tools, as I've never used one myself, I stick to x-compiling userland stuff with ct-ng TCs

[But since that *does* involve x-compiling older glibcs, I have a long and varied history with that ^^]. I do know people have used buildroot in the past for Kindle stuff, but that's it

.

03-27-2019, 03:16 PM	#33
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	It was probably eglibc 2_15, before eglibc was merged back into glibc. I'd highly recommend doing that with a real rootfs-building tool, like buildroot or something else, because, err, it'll make your life much, much, much easier. Plus, you will be dictating the TC, and the usual rootbuilding tools obviously do roll a TC as part of the process. Things will get hairy if you want to match the Kobo's vanilla env for compatibility, because building older glibcs can be just plain hellish. EDIT: I have no personal stake in the choice of tools, as I've never used one myself, I stick to x-compiling userland stuff with ct-ng TCs [But since that does involve x-compiling older glibcs, I have a long and varied history with that ^^]. I do know people have used buildroot in the past for Kindle stuff, but that's it . Last edited by NiLuJe; 03-27-2019 at 03:22 PM.