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On 07/24/12 16:11, Daniel Cegiełka wrote:
> Hi,
> correct me :)
>
> # ls
> Scrt1.o              ld-musl-x86_64.so.1  libdl.a              librt.a
> crt1.o               libc.a               libm.a               libutil.a
> crti.o               libc.so              libpthread.a         libxnet.a
> crtn.o               libcrypt.a           libresolv.a
> #
> # ar t libm.a
> # ar t libcrypt.a
> # ar t libpthread.a
> #
> # ar t libc.a | grep fabs
> fabs.o
> fabsf.o
> fabsl.o
> #
>
> I made a standard installation (git).
>
> regards,
> daniel

musl puts everything in libc. The other libs are only present for 
compatibility with build scripts that are incapable of proper detection. 
They are, as it is said, intentionally left blank.

With valediction,
  - Gregor Richards