mirror of git://git.musl-libc.org/musl
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musl libc - a new standard library to power a new generation of
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Linux-based devices. musl is lightweight, fast, simple, free, and
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strives to be correct in the sense of standards-conformance and
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safety.
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musl is an alternative to glibc, eglibc, uClibc, dietlibc, and klibc.
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For reasons why one might prefer musl, please see the FAQ and libc
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comparison chart on the project website,
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http://www.etalabs.net/musl/
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For installation instructions, see the INSTALL file.
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Please refer to the COPYRIGHT file for details on the copyright and
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license status of code included in musl (standard MIT license).
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Greetings!
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With the 0.9.0 release, musl has reached a milestone in completeness
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and compatibility. All interfaces in ISO C99 and POSIX 2008 base exist
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in musl, along with a number of non-standardized interfaces based on
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GNU and BSD libraries and syscall interfaces for Linux-kernel-specific
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functions. Some interfaces lack obscure or rarely-used functionality
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needed for strict conformance, but the vast majority of interfaces go
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above and beyond the requirements for conformance, often promising
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success where other implementations can fail under resource exhaustion
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or other corner-case conditions.
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At this point, hundreds of packages have been successfully built
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against musl, either out-of-the-box or with minor patches to address
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portability errors. Testing has been conducted using three separate
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test frameworks and numerous additional standalone test cases to
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verify the correctness of the implementation.
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Included with this package is a gcc wrapper script (musl-gcc) which
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allows you to build musl-linked programs using an existing gcc 3.x or
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4.x toolchain on the host. There are also now at several mini
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distributions (in the form of build scripts) which provide a
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self-hosting musl-based toolchain and system root. These are much
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better options than the wrapper script if you wish to use dynamic
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linking or build packages with many library dependencies. See the musl
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website for details.
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The musl project is actively seeking contributors, mostly in the areas
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of porting, testing, and application compatibility improvement. For
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bug reports, support requests, or to get involved in development,
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please visit #musl on Freenode IRC or subscribe to the musl mailing
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list by sending a blank email to musl-subscribe AT lists DOT openwall
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DOT com.
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Thank you for using musl.
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Cheers,
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Rich Felker / dalias
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