In article <1993Apr16.075545.686@truffula.sj.ca.us> cls@truffula.sj.ca.us (Cameron L. Spitzer) writes:
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>Once again, I'm trying to install X386.  I have HJ's root and
>base, and 0.99pl8.
>I obtained and untarred SLS disks x1-x10.  I have an Xconfig
>I believe is right.  My (Logitech) mouse passes HJ's mouse test.
>Startx produces the following error messages:
>
>Undefined C library functions:
>          1.  light C shared image (Use the real one instead.)
>giving up.
>xinit:  No such file or directory (errno 2): unable to connect to X Server
>xinit:  No such process (errno3): Server error.
>
>
>My questions are:
>a.  What's "the real one" and where might I obtain it?
>    Is there a heavy C shared image?

Get libc 4.3.3 from tsx-11 under pub/linux/GCC.

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>    Does SLS use a different set of libraries than HJ supplies?

Yes. SLS may use a old buggy one. Peter will update it.

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>b.  What document should I have read that I would know what a
>    "light C shared image" is?  What newsgroup?

cd /lib
ls -l

You will see libc-lite.so.4.3.3 and libc.so.4 is linked to it.

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>c.  How can I redirect the output of startx into a file?
>    When I tried
>     (startx  2>&1 )  > startx.errors &
>    from HJ's ksh, it printed nothing and the file was empty.
>

That is because xinit doesn't run with libc-lite.so.4.3.3.

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>Any help much appreciated!
>

H.J.