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Re: libposix


From: Bruce Korb
Subject: Re: libposix
Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2010 08:20:42 -0800
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On 11/07/10 04:18, Sylvain Beucler wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I saw the new 'libposix' branch and I was curious about it - how is it
> supposed to be used?

Once functional, it generates an installable project.
Client projects can test for the existence of libposix and quit if
not present or not recent enough.  The "configure" step becomes very
short.  The configure step for the libposix project will be very,
very, very long indeed.

> Also, is there any relationship with
> http://libposix.sourceforge.net/ ?

That is an attempt to make a portable library that is not a backfill
project, but a replacement project.  gnulib is a backfill project,
with a bunch of "extras" tossed in.  The Source Forge project is also:

* a direct competitor to glibc
* has shown little activity since a year ago

It may keep going, but it has a very long way to go and will likely
never be as portable as gnulib.

Regards, Bruce



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