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Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:18:15 -0400
From: Kurt H Maier <khm-lists@...ma.in>
To: musl@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Will musl work as a lsb alternative? (was Re: re:
 musl setup attempt)

On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 12:21:13PM -0400, R P Herrold wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Mar 2013, Rich Felker wrote:
> 
> > Could you elaborate on what you mean by "sticking with LSB"? LSB is a
> > specification for ABI, filesystem layout, etc. -- basically, what apps
> > can expect from a "Linux system" -- not really a tool in itself.
> 
> Actually, (putting on my LSB hat, being a participant in the 
> weekly call for many years) the LSB also ships a tool kit to 
> verify that needed interfaces are exposed and so forth.  It 
> has sample LSB conformant applications that are build as part 
> of the test harness process
> 
> It can be grafted into a buildbot, and deviations from 
> conformance readily identified
>  	http://www.linuxbase.org/buildbot/builders/
> 
> Joining the LSB working group is as easy as joining the call 
> and participating.  I have a monthly post with more details in 
> our minutes.  For more info see the bottom of the email at:
>  	http://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/lsb-discuss/2013-February/007560.html
> 
> which lists many of those ways to participate
> 
> -- Russ herrold

Glancing at this wiki, I see things like "libQtSvg ... mandatory since
3.2" and it makes me not want to have anything to do with the LSB.

khm

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