[uClibc] Re: The naming wars continue...

[Joakim Tjernlund]

> On Tue, Oct 26, 2004 at 11:19:30AM +0300, Denis Vlasenko wrote:
> > So far, I am wrestling with stuffing all uclibc libs
> > into separate [/usr]/libu, because I see no way
> > for uclibc-compiled glib to peacefully coexist with
> > glibc-compiled one.
> > 
> > (The immediate goal is to have uclibc Midnight Commander to
> > run on glibc system without breaking stuff. That's why I need
> > both glibc- and uclibc-compiled glib)
> 
> Hello,
> 
> using this occation for a reminder - as soon as uclibc would get
> an explicit runtime loader, like glibc has,
> it will be possible to seamlessly run an application,
> with an arbitrary collection of libraries, without collisions,
> via a simple wrapper.
> You could do things which you can't with LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
> 
> Please consider the useful design features...

I have looked into this somewhat. The first that needs to be done is to copy
elf_machine_load_address() from glibc(sysdeps/*/dl-machine.h) to ldso.
If you want this to get off the ground I suggest you send a patch
which adds this function to all archs in uClibc.

 Jocke