Hi Frank,
A few simple answers to your questions:
> If I use rpmbuild -bb to build glibc, is the new glibc
> installed on the system?
Short answer: No.
Long Answer: check the man page for rpmbuild ("man rpmbuild"), that'll describe what the command line options do.
I am wondering if I should
> use the -bc option if I don't want it to install
> automatically.
In that case, I don't think the binary RPMs ("*.i386.rpm", for example), will be created.
> Also, when I want to install a new glibc rpm, would
> rpm -i be sufficient?
Yep!
Do I have to reboot the system
> afterwards?
I don't see why you would...
>
> Thanks,
You're welcome,
> Frank
David
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