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Subject: Re: 6.2 running 4.x binaries (missing libc.so.3)
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Sergio Lenzi writes:

>  > >  However, the 4.x binaries want to find libc.so.3, which
>  > >  doesn't seem to be anywhere around.
>  > >  
>  > >  Anyone know the trick to getting this to work?
>  > 
>  > 	/usr/ports/misc/compat4x ?
>  
>  or as a workaround 
>  add in the /etc/libmap.conf
>  
>  libc.so.3                        libc.so
>  libm.so.3                       libm.so
>  
>  ......
>  that is every shared library it complains add it to 
>  the /etc/libmap.conf

	That can work.
	On the other hand, there's no guarantee the ABI - never mind
the internal operation - of any function will remain constant across
a major version bump.  (As far as I know.)
	The safe way is to update/rebuild against current libs;
failing that, to install the compat?x package.


					Robert Huff