From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.org/gmane.linux.lib.musl.general/9436 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Loganaden Velvindron Newsgroups: gmane.linux.lib.musl.general Subject: iproute2 & other software Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 19:19:13 +0000 Message-ID: Reply-To: musl@lists.openwall.com NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b111fb1d80583052d15c19f X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1456946427 19706 80.91.229.3 (2 Mar 2016 19:20:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 19:20:27 +0000 (UTC) To: musl@lists.openwall.com Original-X-From: musl-return-9449-gllmg-musl=m.gmane.org@lists.openwall.com Wed Mar 02 20:20:27 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: gllmg-musl@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from mother.openwall.net ([195.42.179.200]) by plane.gmane.org with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1abCJv-0008ND-71 for gllmg-musl@m.gmane.org; Wed, 02 Mar 2016 20:20:27 +0100 Original-Received: (qmail 12161 invoked by uid 550); 2 Mar 2016 19:20:24 -0000 Mailing-List: contact musl-help@lists.openwall.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-ID: Original-Received: (qmail 11842 invoked from network); 2 Mar 2016 19:19:24 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to; bh=F32K98TNmW5voUxUqTQrUvCHxUVPUShO45gs64Uxo9A=; b=fheiPY0M0LesrTH4IWLdVmIHFImzqfwFBgR11X2+SS+wYQGa/Msqvtpgu+aanT/lvU sxi48d5w9SVklTOTe0sDPf6fNUEvg42PFeP+U4YQEqwfgEsz8bys5tG23ld/LdbySWQf QrsUjfuI+fzU4W9j4Jn1GaDfeEuydFJ70nE7yaOFRaUKCd/VBIDXuY+AsYX/alqsMcrb 12BFXHDxgxt2nPhV0QV976Bgbtwo2xNhbgQTYtG2jLoZWvPkKjGxlKa+7c7G5NrOipt2 Yt0l4dWwAWZ4eZnjgy0YTeC/IMGUZAKwn9gVYivc7Car7weELpObNtthSVGcPD3IFMY0 HdHQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to; bh=F32K98TNmW5voUxUqTQrUvCHxUVPUShO45gs64Uxo9A=; b=J5PVdUYrYAkHt6HnXSMofCuyznEQ19Ph9WGSd9C6yEfATrINQzluPV3zMCQ72bUzff OE2NR/pRySTNUNDFVxQfFaQUmu6d5FqDwDMvogln6unK/Z78iqljNrlmwxpzlXR+5E76 WwawY8ATteLxO9LBHAHv1NvWxNRi/VfOWw2WLF+fDexBSf2Obpb1V1yYesJ/Ma2H7eoG YFsxIbxQcFtjSRXtG47v7332XIX2azBVqCuEvDRqqa9Xs5qz/2ss4PWBmlQqIQ2tiX9r b7nwpvDEE5SpUWygB/QxCnEqQFdBTe3ZArmuz0jJgm8d+mrpCd0wXYfQV8lvJ7f2H7JW YEEQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AD7BkJIZ9gvyxtDLIvHHDfcDqriTN7ijlohGXF4uQR0xlOodHgkmNlIP9/MACxaah2vV+YPPdD0iZPiFAOYXMg== X-Received: by 10.66.233.194 with SMTP id ty2mr40444987pac.126.1456946353273; Wed, 02 Mar 2016 11:19:13 -0800 (PST) Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.linux.lib.musl.general:9436 Archived-At: --047d7b111fb1d80583052d15c19f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hi All, Stephen (iproute2) sent me a mail telling me that he rejected my patch to iproute2 for musl support: 1st reply: " I was waiting for others who had more to say on this. Ok with providing small fixes, but can't really guarantee iproute to work with other libraries. " & 2nd is : " Sorry, I have to reject this. All include files in include/linux come from headers automatically generated from upstream Linux source. This is the only way to ensure long term ABI/API consistency with kernel. Either fix musl or submit patches to upstream kernel and get them merged. " Can we look into providing somekind of compatibility layer for header files so that it's easier to get upstream projects like iproute2 to support musl ? Kind regards, //Logan C-x-C-c --047d7b111fb1d80583052d15c19f Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi All,

St= ephen (iproute2) sent me a mail telling me that he rejected my patch to ipr= oute2 for musl support:

1st reply:
"
I was waiting = for others who had more to say on this.
Ok with providing small fixes, but can't really guarantee iproute to work with other libraries.
"

& 2nd is :
"<= br>Sorry, I have to reject this.
All include files in include/linux come from headers automatically generate= d from upstream
Linux source. This is the only way to ensure long term ABI/API consistency<= br> with kernel.

Either fix musl or submit patches to upstream kernel and get them merged."

Can we look into providing somekind of compatibility = layer for header files so that it's easier to get upstream projects lik= e iproute2 to support musl ?

Kind regards,
//Logan
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