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@@ -414,6 +414,25 @@ If you can reproduce the issue with the proven filesystem, please file an
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issue in the |project_name| issue tracker about that.
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+Requirements for the borg single-file binary, esp. (g)libc?
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+-----------------------------------------------------------
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+We try to build the binary on old, but still supported systems - to keep the
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+minimum requirement for the (g)libc low. The (g)libc can't be bundled into
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+the binary as it needs to fit your kernel and OS, but Python and all other
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+required libraries will be bundled into the binary.
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+If your system fulfills the minimum (g)libc requirement (see the README that
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+is released with the binary), there should be no problem. If you are slightly
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+below the required version, maybe just try. Due to the dynamic loading (or not
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+loading) of some shared libraries, it might still work depending on what
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+libraries are actually loaded and used.
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+In the borg git repository, there is scripts/glibc_check.py that can determine
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+(based on the symbols' versions they want to link to) whether a set of given
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+(Linux) binaries works with a given glibc version.
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Why was Borg forked from Attic?
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Thomas Waldmann