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SubjectRe: Generic syscall ABI support
On 03/28/2013 09:41 PM, Rob Landley wrote:
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> You don't need a new glibc port, you need a new klibc or musl port.
>
> http://www.openwall.com/lists/musl/2012/07/08/1
>
> Way less work than getting glibc working for your basic smoketest...
>

Good point. Average time to port klibc to a new architecture is about
four hours as long as the person porting knows the calling conventions
and assembly language involved.

-hpa


--
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.



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