Re: Metalanguage for the Linux UAPI

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Fri May 16 2025 - 00:35:41 EST


On May 15, 2025 9:22:46 PM PDT, Willy Tarreau <w@xxxxxx> wrote:
>On Thu, May 15, 2025 at 09:17:14PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> Ah yes, nolibc; basically klibc reinvented...
>> <ducks and runs>
>
>:-)
>
>That was not the initial intent though as it started separately and outside
>the kernel. Also the main difference is that klibc is compiled. Here we
>only provide includes so that there's nothing to compile before using it.
>We'll see when this becomes an issue, but for now it stands fine.
>
>But I agree that both pursue very similar goals.
>
>Willy

Certainly. I'm being snarky, but I'm not upset :)