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The Linux userspace ABI has actually been remarkably stable for decades - that's why containers, ancient binaries, and compatibility layers like Wine work so re
by ethan_smith 1y ago
The Linux userspace ABI has actually been remarkably stable for decades - that's why containers, ancient binaries, and compatibility layers like Wine work so reliably despite kernel changes underneath.
- sitzkrieg 1y agowhen was the last time you tried running a binary that was compiled against an ancient glibc?
- FreakLegion 1y agoAll the time, where ancient is, say, 15+ years old. I can't remember ever having an issue with it, unlike the reverse [1]. Even if there were issues, though, glibc's symbol versioning is a different beast than the Linux ABI. 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31963255 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31963255