Re: Error while installing coreutils6.12

[Jim Meyering]

rajesh britto wrote:
> i was trying with coreutils 7.1 and confiugre and make was successfull. but
> when i was trying make install i am getting the following error:
>
> make[3]: Entering directory `/home/lfs/coreutils-7.1/src'
> make[4]: Entering directory `/home/lfs/coreutils-7.1/src'
> test -z "/tools/bin" || /bin/mkdir -p "/tools/bin"
>   ./ginstall ginstall '/tools/bin/./install'
> ./ginstall: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.6' not found (required by
> ./ginstall)

Thanks for the details.
That suggests you're using slackware, and a rather old version at that.
That so fundamental a library is required, yet missing makes me think
your system is mis-configured.  If you can't easily upgrade, I suggest
you ask in a slackware-oriented forum.