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Installing glibc static from source

I need to install glibc static from source (I'm working on a server where I don't have root access) and I'm having some difficulties.

I downloaded the glibc-2.24.tar.gz from the GNU FTP, unpacked it and ran ./configure from another directory, as indicated in the instructions. I got the following message:

configure: WARNING:
*** These auxiliary programs are missing or incompatible versions: makeinfo
*** some features will be disabled.
*** Check the INSTALL file for required versions.
checking LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable... contains current directory
configure: error: 
*** LD_LIBRARY_PATH shouldn't contain the current directory when
*** building glibc. Please change the environment variable
*** and run configure again.

First, should I bother about makeinfo? Second and more important, I don't understand the error concerning LD_LIBRARY_PATH. The path is not in this variable:

$ echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH 
:/usr/local/cuda/lib64
Solution

  • First, should I bother about makeinfo?

    Only if you want configure to actually work. (By the way, your entire goal: "install glibc static from source" is likely based on incorrect assumptions and you probably shouldn't be attempting that).

    Second and more important, I don't understand the error concerning LD_LIBRARY_PATH. The path is not in this variable:

    $ echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH 
:/usr/local/cuda/lib64

    That leading empty string before : is equivalent to ., i.e. it's the same as having LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:/usr/local/cuda/lib64 and the warning is correct.