Do we have a test suite for what we have in libc_i18n.a? If so, we
should make that available or at leat have someone who can run it
against anything the project produces.
+1
alan.
Stephen Lau wrote:
+1
here's my vote for a project name:
Project Emancipation
cheers,
steve
On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 10:07:28PM -0800, John Sonnenschein wrote:
Currently, there is no possible way to build an opensolaris distribution without including the closed-source libc_i18n.a. What this means is that a traditional distribution is entirely out of the question. This is entirely unacceptable for a project which wishes to call itself "Open Source".
I propose that a project be started seeking to re-implement all necessary functions locked up behind that binary.
I've done a rudimentary count of the work required, and from what I can tell there's a small number ( 100 - 200 ) utility functions ( wcwidth() for example) that need a rewrite.
I would prefer if this project be attached to the name of "closed-reimplementation
" or something similar, due to the fact that the primary focus at first will be to
remove libc_i18n.a, and that must be integrated without delay, but ultimately I'd like
for closed bins to disappear completely.
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