http://blog.aurel32.net/?p=47
[Aurelien has] just uploaded Embedded GLIBC (EGLIBC) into the archive
(it is currently waiting in the NEW queue), which will soon replace the
GNU C Library (GLIBC).
The EGLIBC is a variant of the GLIBC which stays source and binary
compatible with the original GLIBC. While primarily targeted for
embedded architectures, it has some really nice points:
* More friendly upstream (especially with regard to embedded
architectures): “Encourage cooperation, communication, civility, and
respect among developers” (as opposed to this).
* Stable branch with fixes for important bugs (a real one, not like
the GLIBC one which is left unchanged).
* Better support for embedded architectures.
* Support for different shells (GLIBC only supports bash).
* Support for building with -Os.
* Configurable components (do we really need NIS or RPC support in
debian-installer?).
* Better testsuite for optimized or biarch packages.
We do not use some of these features yet, but this upload is a first
step. From the user point of view, the package names are unchanged
(except the source package and the binary package containing the
sources) so no transition is needed.
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Superb! This is going to make Crush a lot more friendly.
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