Upgrading GLIBC, recompiling progs ok, but cant find GLIBC

recently downloaded GLIBC 2.3.2 and compiled it (I installed in usr-local-... so as to keep the old GLIBC 2.2.5 in tact.)

Now when I compile programs that were working before so as to link them with 2.3.2 (or if I compile programs that require 2.3+) it complains that it's not there:

.-foolib-i686-libc.so.6: version `GLIBC2.3' not found (required by .-foo)

The problem I see is that even though it COMPILED with 2.3 it is trying to run (use ibc.so.6) with 2.2:

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Apr 1 2004

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 May 1 09:24

How can I make it use with 2.3? IT seems 2.2 is still considered the main lib on the system, though both seem to be in there just fine. Is it wise to just remove 2.2?

I'd much RATHER have both as just about everything I've ever compiled on this system that links with glibc is linked to 2.2 but there are some programs that require 2.3 that I have not been able to use.

Any advise on how to get things working right here would be greatly appreciated. I've never tried this sort of upgrade before.