Registering system integration fails with: GLIBC_2.29' not found

[vlcinsky]

OS: Debian 10 Buster

$ ./cb_thunderlink register
[23303] Error loading Python lib '/home/javl/install/cb_thunderlink/cb_thunderlink/libpython3.8.so.1.0': dlopen: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.29' not found (required by /home/javl/install/cb
_thunderlink/cb_thunderlink/libpython3.8.so.1.0)

There seem to be similar issues with other tools, such as deltachat/deltachat-desktop#1006

It is proposing to install lib6 from testing but it would be nicer to keep using standard system version, if possible.

I did not test the fix using installation from testing (yet)

[CamielBouchier]

Let me propose an alternative.

Actually, cb_thunderlink is a self-extracting python script, along with the interpreter and all dependencies needed.
Apparently my packaging expects a GLIBC that you don't have.

But you could as well grab the source from github, dump it in some directory and run cb_thunderlink.py with a reasonable recent python3 interpreter. Should work equally well and probably less intrusive on your system.

Camiel B.

[vlcinsky]

Thanks for the proposal. I will try (it may take some days, but cb_thunderlink stuff is of high importance to me)

[CamielBouchier]

@vlcinsky ,

I just realize you might need to extend the script with a shebang line (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7670303/purpose-of-usr-bin-python3) in order to work just like that.

When you report back this approach works I will add it at my end as well and document the approach.

Camiel B.