Glibc Installation HOWTO
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3.1. Stuff you will need

Basically, you need two different things: software that is already running on your machine (eg., pre-installed by your distribution) and packages of source-code for different programs.

3.1.1. Software you will need

a running gcc
an older version of glibc ;-)
GNU-binutils
GNU-make
the GNU-core-utils
GNU-tar
bash or any shell you prefer
very useful but not a must: Midnight Commander
an editor you like (vi, jed, etc.)

3.1.2. Sources you will need

bashor the shell you like
GNU-tar
GNU-core-utils
GNU-make
of course:glibc
possibly: gcc