574714 – sys-libs/uclibc-ng - uclibc fork

Bug 574714 - sys-libs/uclibc-ng - uclibc fork

Summary: sys-libs/uclibc-ng - uclibc fork

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Anthony Basile

URL:	http://www.uclibc-ng.org/
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Blocks:	uclibc-porting
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Reported:	2016-02-14 16:56 UTC by Ivan S. Titov
Modified:	2016-04-13 00:14 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Ivan S. Titov 2016-02-14 16:56:57 UTC

uClibc-ng is a small C library for developing embedded Linux systems.
uClibc-ng is a spin-off of uClibc (from Erik Andersen) from http://www.uclibc.org.
The config file is compatible between uClibc-ng 1.0 and uClibc git master. This might change in the future.
Main goal is to provide regulary (this seems to be the case) a stable and tested release to make embedded system developers happy.
See also http://cgit.uclibc-ng.org/cgi/cgit/uclibc-ng.git

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Anthony Basile gentoo-dev

2016-03-01 09:32:27 UTC

I am familiar and have been considering the switch.  The fact that uclibc is not pushing out new releases has become increasingly difficult.  When patches start to pile up, you get into the situation where the fix to one issue requires a cascade of earlier patches to be applied on top of the last release.  However, uclibc-ng is new-ish and I wonder about the longevity of the project.

If I did switch, I would probably abandon sys-libs/uclibc in favor of sys-libs/uclibc-ng and build stages based on the later.  That's not something I take lightly.

Comment 2 Anthony Basile gentoo-dev

2016-04-13 00:14:33 UTC

its in the tree