On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:54:35AM +0200, Guus Sliepen wrote: > On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 06:33:44PM -0400, Bryan Donlan wrote: > > > >> Why would they use less memory? > > > > > > Since they don't link against a large library. Granted, that is only a benefit > > > if all running programs link against libposix instead of glibc. > > > > What makes you think libposix will be smaller? It is currently very > > incomplete; by the time it reaches a full implementation of POSIX, it > > may well be the same size as libc. > > Glibc implements much more than just POSIX, and it is not known for its > leanness, hence the existence of dietlibc, uClibc, etc. Most of its fat comes from stuff like Sun RPC, or gconv, that thanks to eglibc you can switch off. I'm not saying libposix is a stupid idea, just that it's meaningless to package it in Debian (especially in its current state, but that's _really_ orthogonal). -- Intersec <http://www.intersec.com> Pierre Habouzit <pierre.habouzit@intersec.com> Tél : +33 (0)1 5570 3346 Mob : +33 (0)6 1636 8131 Fax : +33 (0)1 5570 3332 37 Rue Pierre Lhomme 92400 Courbevoie
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