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Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 17:02:17 +0100
From: Waldemar Brodkorb <wbx@...nadk.org>
To: musl@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: an alternative implementaton of the glibc-specific argp*
 interface?

Hi,
u-wsnj@...ey.se wrote,

> Hello,
> 
> The background: a purely musl-based environment.
> 
> I am trying to compile elfutils
>  https://fedorahosted.org/elfutils/
> They are said to be necessary for building certain xorg drivers.
> 
> Unfortunately the package uses the argp* interface, includes <argp.h>
> in many places.
> 
> There are some musl-compatibility patches for elfutils
> (https://github.com/openwrt/packages/tree/master/libs/elfutils/patches)
> but they do not seem to address this issue - they possibly suffice
> on systems which also have glibc and hence the expected includes in the
> "system" directories.
> 
> Is anybody aware of sufficent stubs for this gnu-specific interface?
> 
> There is "gnulib" but it is a very heavyweight tool for such a purpose,
> it enforces the use of and coordination with the whole auto* suite
> and is meant to be used by the upstream developers rather than at
> deployment builds.
> 
> Any suggestions?

May be this one:
http://lists.uclibc.org/pipermail/uclibc/2010-November/044521.html

It is not highly integrated into uClibc.

best regards
 Waldemar

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