Michael Goetze wrote:
>>(Just recording what we said on IRC)
>>So far -bsd haven't even properly decided on what libc to use.  We
>>need to have a lot more working Debian/*BSD before we think about
>>writing an installer for *BSD.
>>
>>Still, keeping the portability at maximum would be good.
>>
>>(-bsd Cc-ed, so they can voice their opinions, if any.)
> 
> I don't know what needs to happen for any decision about Debian/*BSD to be
> considered "proper", but the de facto status right now seems to be that it's
> the BSD libc, since ports of the GNU libc are either experimental or
> nonexistent...

The FreeBSD port of glibc is working. Most Debian sources I've tried 
build and work perfectly. There are two basic issues:

1. Thread support isn't finished
2. Massive work needed on kernel headers

        ---Nathan


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