Bug#147006: ITP: freebsd -- Packaged FreeBSD kernel, libc an

[Nathan Hawkins <utsl@quic.net>]

There is no port of glibc, no. glibc had support for BSD 4.3, but 
apparently hasn't been used or maintained since glibc1. All three BSD 
ports are based on native libc's, not glibc.

It causes inconveniences from time to time, but porting glibc appears to 
be more work than adapting Debian to live without it. This hasn't been 
as hard as you might think. Most Debian packages already run on the 
BSD's, anyway, so the major headaches tend to come from very Linux or 
Debian specific packages.

If you or anyone else wants to port glibc, I'll be happy to use it when 
you get it working. ;-)

       ---Nathan

Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:

> On 14-May-2002 Nathan Hawkins wrote:
>  
>
> > Package: wnpp
> > Version: N/A; reported 2002-05-14
> > Severity: wishlist
> >
> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> >
> > * Package name    : freebsd
> >  Version         : 4.5-STABLE
> >  Upstream Author : FreeBSD Foundation
> > * URL             : http://www.freebsd.org/
> > * License         : BSD
> >  Description     : FreeBSD kernel, libc and utilities for freebsd-i386 port
> >
> > I have it packaged. Will upload after bug #146977 is closed.
> >
> >    
>
> wait, debian-bsd will not use glibc?
>  




--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-request@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org