glib version issues on both images while system has GNU libc 2.17

[0-issue]

You have provided two app images, one with glib 2.14 and another with glib 2.29. Both of them fail to run on my Red Hat 7 system with glib 2.17. For 2.14 version, not sure if the errors are coming from the gvim installed on the system. But shouldn't AppImage be running from its own mount?

$ ./GVim-v9.1.0080.glibc2.29-x86_64.AppImage 
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.29' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.29' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libgtk-3.so.0)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libthai.so.0: version `LIBTHAI_0.1.25' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libpango-1.0.so.0)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.29' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libcairo.so.2)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libgio-2.0.so.0)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libglib-2.0.so.0)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.30' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libselinux.so.1)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libsodium.so.23)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.29' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/liblua5.3.so.0)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.29' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libperl.so.5.30)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libperl.so.5.30)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.29' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libpython2.7.so.1.0)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libpython2.7.so.1.0)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.29' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libtcl8.6.so)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.29' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libruby-2.7.so.2.7)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libruby-2.7.so.2.7)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libruby-2.7.so.2.7)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.27' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libruby-2.7.so.2.7)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.27' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libwayland-cursor.so.0)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.29' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libpixman-1.so.0)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.29' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libpng16.so.16)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libz.so.1: version `ZLIB_1.2.9' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libpng16.so.16)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libmount.so.1)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libcrypt.so.1)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libblkid.so.1)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libsystemd.so.0)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.28' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libsystemd.so.0)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.26' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libsystemd.so.0)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.30' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libsystemd.so.0)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.27' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libsystemd.so.0)
/tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/gvim: /lib64/libgpg-error.so.0: no version information available (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vlAJbVm/usr/bin/../lib/libgcrypt.so.20)

$ ./GVim-v9.0.1413.glibc2.14-x86_64.AppImage 
gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vQqmCx6/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsodium.so.23)
gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vQqmCx6/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libruby-2.5.so.2.5)
gvim: /lib64/libz.so.1: version `ZLIB_1.2.9' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vQqmCx6/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpng16.so.16)
gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vQqmCx6/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmount.so.1)
gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vQqmCx6/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypt.so.1)
gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vQqmCx6/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libblkid.so.1)
gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.25' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vQqmCx6/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsystemd.so.0)
gvim: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.27' not found (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vQqmCx6/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsystemd.so.0)
gvim: /lib64/libgpg-error.so.0: no version information available (required by /tmp/.mount_GVim-vQqmCx6/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcrypt.so.20)

$ uname -a
Linux host 3.10.0-1160.105.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ gvim --version
VIM - Vi IMproved 7.4 (2013 Aug 10)
Included patches: 1-207, 209-629
Modified by <bugzilla@redhat.com>
Compiled by <bugzilla@redhat.com>
Huge version with GTK2 GUI.  Features included (+) or not (-):
+acl             +farsi           +mouse_netterm   +syntax
+arabic          +file_in_path    +mouse_sgr       +tag_binary
+autocmd         +find_in_path    -mouse_sysmouse  +tag_old_static
+balloon_eval    +float           +mouse_urxvt     -tag_any_white
+browse          +folding         +mouse_xterm     -tcl
++builtin_terms  -footer          +multi_byte      +terminfo
+byte_offset     +fork()          +multi_lang      +termresponse
+cindent         +gettext         -mzscheme        +textobjects
+clientserver    -hangul_input    +netbeans_intg   +title
+clipboard       +iconv           +path_extra      +toolbar
+cmdline_compl   +insert_expand   +perl            +user_commands
+cmdline_hist    +jumplist        +persistent_undo +vertsplit
+cmdline_info    +keymap          +postscript      +virtualedit
+comments        +langmap         +printer         +visual
+conceal         +libcall         +profile         +visualextra
+cryptv          +linebreak       +python/dyn      +viminfo
+cscope          +lispindent      -python3         +vreplace
+cursorbind      +listcmds        +quickfix        +wildignore
+cursorshape     +localmap        +reltime         +wildmenu
+dialog_con_gui  -lua             +rightleft       +windows
+diff            +menu            +ruby/dyn        +writebackup
+digraphs        +mksession       +scrollbind      +X11
+dnd             +modify_fname    +signs           -xfontset
-ebcdic          +mouse           +smartindent     +xim
+emacs_tags      +mouseshape      -sniff           +xsmp_interact
+eval            +mouse_dec       +startuptime     +xterm_clipboard
+ex_extra        +mouse_gpm       +statusline      -xterm_save
+extra_search    -mouse_jsbterm   -sun_workshop    +xpm
   system vimrc file: "/etc/vimrc"
     user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
 2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc"
      user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
  system gvimrc file: "/etc/gvimrc"
    user gvimrc file: "$HOME/.gvimrc"
2nd user gvimrc file: "~/.vim/gvimrc"
    system menu file: "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim"
  fall-back for $VIM: "/etc"
 f-b for $VIMRUNTIME: "/usr/share/vim/vim74"
Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DFEAT_GUI_GTK  -pthread -I/usr/include/gtk-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/gtk-2.0/include -I/usr/include/atk-1.0 -I/usr/include/cairo -I/usr/include/gdk-pixbuf-2.0 -I/usr/include/pango-1.0 -I/usr/include/fribidi -I/usr/include/glib-2.0 -I/usr/lib64/glib-2.0/include -I/usr/include/harfbuzz -I/usr/include/freetype2 -I/usr/include/libpng15 -I/usr/include/uuid -I/usr/include/pixman-1 -I/usr/include/libdrm     -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -grecord-gcc-switches   -m64 -mtune=generic -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D__linux__ -D_REENTRANT -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1
Linking: gcc   -L. -Wl,-z,relro -fstack-protector -rdynamic -Wl,-export-dynamic -Wl,--enable-new-dtags -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib64/perl5/CORE  -Wl,-z,relro  -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,--as-needed -o vim   -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lcairo -lpango-1.0 -lfontconfig -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lfreetype   -lSM -lICE -lXpm -lXt -lX11 -lSM -lICE  -lm -lnsl  -lselinux  -lncurses -lacl -lattr -lgpm -ldl   -Wl,--enable-new-dtags -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib64/perl5/CORE  -fstack-protector  -L/usr/lib64/perl5/CORE -lperl -lresolv -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc

[Korne127]

Can someone rebuild the AppImage and try if this still occurs? The libthai part has been fixed in AppImageCommunity/pkg2appimage#555, GLib should also be bundled and I don't really know about zlib.

[chrisbra]

Appimages are rebuild every day, however we are now at glib2.29. I don't know if this still occurs, but we have been switched to using linuxdeploy instead of using pkg2appimage directly.

The only way to use it, is to have a base system with at least glib2.29. If you distro is older, that you are unfortunately out of luck.