It builds fine against sys-libs/glibc, for one thing.
Daniel Hozac has stated it's a security issue. From #vserver on OFTC: 2014-02-20 07:01:51 <alpha_one_x86> daniel_hozac: No way to have verser-utils on glibc no dietlibc? 2014-02-20 07:02:36 <daniel_hozac> there is, just be aware that it is untested and insecure. I can't find any recent mailing list posts about it.
Also explained at: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=423799#c6
This would be interesting to achieve as our dietlibc package is completely unmaintained and has many unresolved opened bugs :/
>=sys-cluster/util-vserver-0.30.216_pre3120 compiles fine with =dev-libs/dietlibc-0.34 (Bug 676460)
The reason util-vserver should depend on dietlibc is explained in this thread http://archives.linux-vserver.org/201112/0046.html
On 19/12/11 08:02, Herbert Poetzl wrote: > dietlibc isn't just used to replace glibc, it is used to > build static binaries which are actually 'static' > note that glibc cannot build self contained binaries > anymore, even if you build them 'statically' they will > dynamically load resolver libraries, which in the case > of guest management might be from the host or from the > guest
More from the same Herbert Poetzl's answer: > ...anytime you start or enter the guest, you > have a certain chance that the host will execute some > code from the guest system (nss) which in turn gives > guest root a good chance to do evil things on the host > and even if security is not a concern in your case, you > might end up with unexpected failures
Created attachment 570836 [details] ebuild with dietlibc USE flag This ebuild used dietlibc USE flag. If dietlibc USE flag is not set util-vserver will be compiled with --disable-dietlibc and dietlibc-includes patch will not be applied. I have tested it on amd64 with binutils 2.32, dietlibc 0.34. USE=-dietlibc and USE=dietlibc; both compile correctly.
Package removed.
