Re: When should ralloc.c be used?

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Andreas Schwab <address@hidden>
> Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 17:57:15 +0200
> Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden, address@hidden
> 
> >> > Is it reasonable to require a version of glibc that still supports
> >> > __malloc_initialize_hook?  When people upgrade to a newer glibc, the
> >> > previous version is still left on the system, I presume (for programs
> >> > that need them which were built against those old versions)?
> >> 
> >> There will ever be only one glibc.
> >
> > Sorry, I don't understand what that means.  Can't it be that some
> > older program is linked against an older libc.so.N version?
> 
> There is no older version.

That doesn't really help understanding the issues.  I guess it's above
my pay grade.

(When trying to solve such a grave problem, we need everybody's best
expertise and help, and you are one of the best experts on these
matters here.  Looks like I'm too naïve expecting such cooperation.)