Re: Modular C library

[Alexis]

Damian McGuckin <damianm@esi.com.au> writes:

> Do not these exist?  One of them is called MUSL designed as a 
> drop-in
> replacement for glibc.

musl is not a drop-in replacement; it doesn't aim to replicate 
glibc's behaviour exactly:

   https://wiki.musl-libc.org/functional-differences-from-glibc.html

More generally, refer to:

   https://wiki.musl-libc.org/compatibility.html

> Or have I mis-understood

i understood Alejandro to be talking about a 'modularised' libc, 
i.e. one containing multiple components ('microlibraries'), but 
i'll let Alejandro clarify.


Alexis.