On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:03:41AM +0100, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 09:02:26AM +1000, Aníbal Monsalve Salazar wrote:
> > * Package name : libposix
>
> Why?
>
> This is a subset of the interfaces provided by glibc, which must be present
> on all systems. So it would be stupid for any package in Debian to link
> against libposix instead of just using libc. Why do we want a library in
> Debian that no packages should depend on?
Just see it as dash vs. bash. Once libposix reaches maturity, I will certainly
consider linking applications I wrote myself against libposix. Applications
linked against it will probably use less memory and cannot inadvertently use
glibc extensions. This will make it easier to port those applications, and will
also make it easier to run things on embedded platforms.
--
Met vriendelijke groet / with kind regards,
Guus Sliepen <guus@debian.org>
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