None of the replies answers the question, which I'll repeat; is there a reason why MeeGo uses one and not the other?
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Simon McVittie <[email protected]>wrote: > On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 at 15:27:02 +0100, Jeremiah Foster wrote: > > Is there a reason that MeeGo uses the Red Hat version of glibc[0] versus > the > > GNU version of glibc[1]? > > > > It seems eglibc is more appropriate for embedded systems. > > > > 0. http://sources.redhat.com/glibc/ > > 1. http://www.eglibc.org/home > > You seem to be slightly confused about the status of glibc vs. eglibc, > hopefully this clarifies things: > > glibc [0] is GNU libc, primarily maintained by Ulrich Drepper at Red Hat. > > eglibc [1] is a (semi-)fork of glibc maintained by a group coordinated by > CodeSourcery, which is more willing to accept patches, particularly those > that support what Mr. Drepper calls "embedded crap". Debian >= 6.0 uses > eglibc as its libc implementation (http://blog.aurel32.net/?p=47). > > S > _______________________________________________ > MeeGo-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.meego.com/listinfo/meego-dev > -- ============================================= Jeremiah C. Foster Open Source Technology Strategist Pelagicore AB Ekelundsgatan 4, 6tr, SE-411 18 Gothenburg, Sweden Mobile: +46 (0)730 93 0506 E-Mail: [email protected] ============================================= === NOTE === The information contained in this E-mail message is intended only for use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. =============
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