Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 11:05:50 +0300 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> To: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> Cc: threads@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Obsoleting libc_r: How to create compat links Message-ID: <20030627080550.GA48342@sunbay.com> In-Reply-To: <20030627075607.GA42198@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net> References: <20030627075607.GA42198@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net>
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--yrj/dFKFPuw6o+aM Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Funny thing: reading your commit mail, and right after that receiving this message. :-) On Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 12:56:07AM -0700, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > [Ruslan added for his insights] >=20 > Ok, >=20 > I decided to obsolete libc_r on ia64 so that I can de-pessimize the > setjmp/longjmp code some time before 5.2 and have sufficient time to > deal with problems due to not having libc_r. >=20 > One thing we probably want to do is create compatibility links from > libc_r* to libthr* or libkse*. At this time I libthr is tested on > ia64, so I opt to have libc_r linked to libthr. What's the best way > to do that, so that it can be used for other platforms in due time? >=20 First off, symlinking won't help old binaries that were linked dynamically with libc_r.so.X, but you're supposed to well know that already. :-) So, the only useful option that is left is to symlink the static and dymanic libraries (.a and .so, but not .so.X), and this can be done in libc_r/Makefile using SYMLINKS (for MACHINE_ARCH of ia64 only). Cheers, --=20 Ruslan Ermilov Sysadmin and DBA, ru@sunbay.com Sunbay Software Ltd, ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer --yrj/dFKFPuw6o+aM Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE++/rdUkv4P6juNwoRAkE4AJ9khMzeLqQzmvc+L7Aupmsod2d3KQCbBacH 1U0mZ+eWtRt4/gAbT9QjCRw= =Hgzp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --yrj/dFKFPuw6o+aM--
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