Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:53:52 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: Generic syscall ABI support |
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On 03/28/2013 09:41 PM, Rob Landley wrote: > > 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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