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I'm trying to update glibc 2.19-r1 to newer version 2.23-r1 in order to overcome some security vulnerabilities. I generated a new binary package (tbz2) using Gentoo system, but now I'm having problems with installing it to my system.

my question is: How can I know if there is anther feature/application that also needs to be updated? Which dependencies does glibc has?

Thank you, Sami

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    'glibc' *is* your OS ( together with the kernel ), and a change from 2.19 to 2.23 may break your OS. – Knud Larsen Jul 20 '16 at 09:33
  • @KnudLarsen what is the distribution you are attempting to upgrade? Is it also a Gentoo system? – Jesse Adelman Jul 20 '16 at 23:42
  • You appear to have jumped to conclusion: "missing dependencies" when your problem is likely *elsewhere*. You should describe "problems with installing" you are having in some more detail. – Employed Russian Jul 21 '16 at 03:02

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Which dependencies does glibc has?

It doesn't have any.

When configured, it may require a minimal kernel version on which it would run. Usually it supports kernels that are newer than at least 5 years; on x86 often much older kernels are also supported.

To build it, you also need sufficiently recent versions of gcc, make and some other tools (but these dependencies don't transitively apply to the system on which you want to install it).

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