On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 11:18:55AM +0400, Wartan Hachaturow wrote: > On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 03:41:46PM +1000, matthew green wrote: > > > what did you have to change in utmp.h? > > I had to add ut_id to struct utmp, which is an inittab Id required > for some sysvinit checks.
I once made a python cross-platform module for handling utmp, and my solution was to use #define ut_id ut_line for those systems not having ut_id > > > that seems ... the wrong > > thing to do. > > Actually, I understand this. But changing init on the system requires > some changes to that system :) Once I will at least compile everything, > I will post a whole list of the changes required, and we will discuss > it closer.. maybe you could have a look at other (compatible) init's, there is busybox (not quite compatible, though), and maybe others > > I would vote (and I insist on it) for leaving native libc for the reasons > you described. Most of the packages compile on NetBSD and FreeBSD > with any fiddling, so I see no need in a hard work porting a glibc. > when you use glibc, you throw away 50% of the reasons for doing debian port to *BSD. glibc is far too bloated, BSD libc is fast and lean. (yes, missing some things... but nothing crucial) -- ----------------------------------------------------------- | Radovan Garabik http://melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk/~garabik/ | | __..--^^^--..__ garabik @ melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk | ----------------------------------------------------------- Antivirus alert: file .signature infected by signature virus. Hi! I'm a signature virus! Copy me into your signature file to help me spread!
