[openbeos] Re: newos libc
- From: "Nathan Whitehorn" <nathan.whitehorn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 17:25:07 EST (-0500)
> >OK, I finally clued in and got the current newos libc.(duh!)
> >Man!, after coding apps all day, the brain just doesn't want to
> work.......
> >
> >There doesn't seem to be much done other than string functions
> >which is much the same as where I left off.
> >
> >For a full overview of what I am following as a guide to the full
> > posix
> >spec please see:
> >
> >http://www-sld.slac.stanford.edu/HELP/POSIX/
> >
> >The relevant listings of posix are under the headings:
> >
> >-Data_Structures
> >-Callable_Functions
> >-Shell_Commands
> >
> >So, as we can see there is a LOOOOONNNNGGGGG way
> >to go before the full implementation of posix is met.
> >
> >Well, busy busy.......
> >
> >Where do I find the documentation for the thread calls like:
> >
> >arch_thread_initialize_kthread_stack
> >
> >etc.?
> >
> >Peter
>
> I have asked this before on the list and didn't really get an answer.
>
> *Why* don't we use the open source libroot.so from BeOS?
>
> Are there any advantages or disadvantages to using libc?
>
> I think I am a little bit of a BeOS "pure-ist" and want OpenBeOS to
> be
> as similar as possible, and using libroot.so would help this right?
Agreed. I've asked this question 3 or 4 times, and been ignored every
time.
-Nathan
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