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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: Generic syscall ABI support
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:53:52 -0700
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On 03/28/2013 09:41 PM, Rob Landley wrote:
> 
> You don't need a new glibc port, you need a new klibc or musl port.
> 
>   http://www.openwall.com/lists/musl/2012/07/08/1
> 
> Way less work than getting glibc working for your basic smoketest...
> 

Good point.  Average time to port klibc to a new architecture is about
four hours as long as the person porting knows the calling conventions
and assembly language involved.

	-hpa


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