Rich Felker | 0b44a03 | 2011-02-12 00:22:29 -0500 | [diff] [blame^] | 1 | |
| 2 | musl libc - a new standard library to power a new generation of |
| 3 | Linux-based devices. musl is lightweight, fast, simple, free, and |
| 4 | strives to be correct in the sense of standards-conformance and |
| 5 | safety. |
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| 7 | musl is an alternative to glibc, eglibc, uClibc, dietlibc, and klibc. |
| 8 | For reasons why one might prefer musl, please see the FAQ and libc |
| 9 | comparison chart on the project website, |
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| 11 | http://www.etalabs.net/musl/ |
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| 13 | For installation instructions, see the INSTALL file. |
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| 15 | Please refer to the COPYRIGHT file for details on the copyright status |
| 16 | of code included in musl, and the COPYING file for the license (LGPL) |
| 17 | under which the library as a whole is distributed. |
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| 21 | Greetings libc hackers! |
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| 23 | This package is an _alpha_ release of musl, intended for the curious |
| 24 | and the adventurous. While it can be used to build a complete small |
| 25 | Linux system (musl is self-hosted on the system I use to develop it), |
| 26 | at this point doing so requires a lot of manual effort. Nonetheless, I |
| 27 | hope low-level Linux enthusiasts will try out building some compact |
| 28 | static binaries with musl using the provided gcc wrapper (which allows |
| 29 | you to link programs with musl on a "standard" glibc Linux system), |
| 30 | find whatever embarassing bugs I've let slip through, and provide |
| 31 | feedback on issues encountered building various software against musl. |
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| 33 | Please visit #musl on Freenode IRC or contact me via email at dalias |
| 34 | AT etalabs DOT net for bug reports, support requests, or to get |
| 35 | involved in development. As this has been a one-person project so far, |
| 36 | mailing lists will be setup in due time on an as-needed basis. |
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| 38 | Thank you for trying out musl. |
| 39 | |
| 40 | Cheers, |
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| 42 | Rich Felker / dalias |
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