Re: which test cases?
gk4@us.ibm.com writes:
> IBM has asked that I determine our GNU/Linux product's library dependencies
> with respect to their specification and testing. Enclosed is a summary of
> my findings.
>
> #Library ; Specifications; Tests
> ld-linux.so.2; LSB v1.0; none
> ld.so.1; LSB v1.0; none
> libm.so.6; LDPS v1.1, LSB v1.0; none
> libdl.so.2; LDPS v1.1, LSB v1.0; none
> libcrypt.so.1; LDPS v1.1, LSB v1.0; none
> libncurses.so.5; LDPS v1.1, LSB v1.0; none
> libc.so.6; LDPS v1.1, LSB v1.0; LSB-VSX
> libpthread.so.0; LDPS v1.1, LSB v1.0; VSTH-lite
> librt.so.1; Not Specified; licensed
> libX11.so.6; LDPS v1.1, LSB v1.0; licensed
> libXext.so.6; LDPS v1.1, LSB v1.0; licensed
> libXp.so.6; LDPS v1.1; licensed
> libXt.so.6; LDPS v1.1, LSB v1.0l; icensed
> libXtst.so.6; LDPS v1.1; licensed
> libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2; Not Specified
>
> 1) I see that some application link to ld.so.1, but most others link to
> ld-linux.so.2. Is ld.so.1 just old? Is there a loader library test that
> corresponds to the LSB specification?
The name is different on different architectures according to the
ABI. For ia32, it should be /lib/ld-linux.so.2.
Btw. no application should be linked directly to the run time linker,
this happens automatically via gcc.
> 2) The math, loader, cyrpto, and ncurses libraries are specified by the
> LDPS v1.1 and LSB v1.0; however, there do not appear to be any open source
> tests? Are there plans for open source tests? Are there licensable tests
> available?
Glibc comes with a number of tests. Those tests test all libraries
that come with glibc. Those tests are not exhaustive and further
contribution to the testsuite are always welcome.
> 3) The real time library is not specified; therefore, should be statically
> linked.
Seems to be forgotten, we should add librt since it's part of glibc.
> 4) The Xp and Xtst libraries are not specified; therefore, should be
> statically linked.
>
> 5) The X11, Xext, and Xt libraries are specified by the LDPS v1.,1 and LSB
> v1.0; however, the only tests that I know of are the UniSoft tests, but
> aren't those really Xserver tests?
>
> 6) The C++ library is not specified; therefore, should be statically
> linked.
That's right - that was discussed in New York.
Andreas
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