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authorTheCharlatan <seb.kung@gmail.com>2018-10-13 17:07:56 +0200
committerTheCharlatan <seb.kung@gmail.com>2018-12-04 02:21:06 +0100
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Add glibc back compat code
To ensure that the binaries compiled by gitian run across many linux distributions, enforce 2.17 as the minimum libc version supported.
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Using `depends` might also be easier to compile Monero on Windows than using MSYS. Activate Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) with a distro (for example Ubuntu), install the apt build-essentials and follow the `depends` steps as depicted above.
+The produced binaries still link libc dynamically. If the binary is compiled on a current distribution, it might not run on an older distribution with an older installation of libc. Passing `-DBACKCOMPAT=ON` to cmake will make sure that the binary will run on systems having at least libc version 2.17.
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## Installing Monero from a package
**DISCLAIMER: These packages are not part of this repository or maintained by this project's contributors, and as such, do not go through the same review process to ensure their trustworthiness and security.**