Re: glibc updarte 2.31 to 2.38

On 9/19/24 07:37, Paul Foerster wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> we have SLES 15.5 which has glibc 2.31. Our admin told us that he's about to install the SLES 15.6 update which
containsglibc 2.38.
 
> 
> I have built our PostgreSQL software from source on SLES 15.5, because we have some special requirements which the
packagescannot fulfill. So I have questions:
 
> 
> 1) Do I have to build it again on 15.6?
> 
> 2) Does the glibc update have any impact? I recall having to have everything reindexed when the 2.28 update came due
tomajor locale changes, but I didn't have to do it since then.
 
> 
> 3) Where and how can I find out if it is necessary to reindex? And how can I find out what indexes would be
affected.
> 
> I'd really appreciate your comments. Thanks very much in advance.

I would take a look at:

https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Locale_data_changes

It refers to the glibc 2.8 change in particular, but includes some 
generic tips that could prove useful.


The glibc change log below might also be useful:

https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/Release

> 
> Paul
> 

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