Re: [d-i] Yet Another bug with pre-sprintf malloc:ing

[Nathan Hawkins <utsl@quic.net>]

Michael Goetze wrote:
> > (Just recording what we said on IRC)
> > So far -bsd haven't even properly decided on what libc to use.  We
> > need to have a lot more working Debian/*BSD before we think about
> > writing an installer for *BSD.
> >
> > Still, keeping the portability at maximum would be good.
> >
> > (-bsd Cc-ed, so they can voice their opinions, if any.)
>
> I don't know what needs to happen for any decision about Debian/*BSD to be
> considered "proper", but the de facto status right now seems to be that it's
> the BSD libc, since ports of the GNU libc are either experimental or
> nonexistent...

The FreeBSD port of glibc is working. Most Debian sources I've tried 
build and work perfectly. There are two basic issues:

1. Thread support isn't finished
2. Massive work needed on kernel headers

	---Nathan