Re: Debian, GNU libc + X libs (fwd)
david@elo.sw.ods.com (David Engel) writes:
> I had already intended to do this. That is, if I'm still
> (reluctantly) maintaining libc for Debian when glibc is ready.
> Perhaps Ulrich should make glibc so that it MUST be compiled with
> thread support for Linux.
The configure script will bark if linuxthreads is not available. RMS
did not agree that I distribute linuxthreads in glibc and not even on
the FSF server. So I cannot couple both more tightly. All I can do
is to print some messages.
> Another problem we will have is what to name the X libraries. Since
> libc is being changed, the X libraries will need new sonames at the
> very least, and most likely new filenames as well. We were able to
> keep same sonames/filenames in the change from libc4 to libc5 because
> of the switch from a.out to ELF. That won't be possible this time.
Good point. HJ added somewhere in the name a `g'. Please discuss
this with HJ and the XFree people.
Thanks,
-- Uli
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