1.6.0 RPM available for Redhat 6.2 available yet

[Bill Nottingham]

Linas Vepstas (linas@linas.org) said: 
> > But programs compiled against glibc-2.1 *should* work with 2.2, right?
> 
> Yeah, but redhat picked a non-standard version of the compiler as well.
> The way redhat dependencies work, you can't install the newer glibc
> without also installing virtually the entire system.  Its pretty much an
> all-or-nothing thing.  That's why they bumped the major version number.

Huh? There's nothing to prevent installing glibc-2.2 without upgrading
the compiler.  You might need some compiler patches to *rebuild* glibc,
though.

Bill