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glibc is not stable on Linux. Syscalls are.
by titzer 3y ago
glibc is not stable on Linux. Syscalls are.
- fch42 3y agohttps://cdn.kernel.org/pub/software/libs/glibc/hjl/compat/ https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/software/libs/glibc/hjl/compat/ It's providing backwards compatibility (by symbol versioning). And that way allows for behaviour to evolve while retaining it for those who need that. I would agree it's possibly messy. Especially if you're not willing or able to change your code providing builds for newer distros. That said though... ship the old builds. If they need it only libc, they'll be fine. (the "dumpster fire" is really higher up the chain)
- saagarjha 3y agoglibc is ABI-compatible in the forward direction.