For reasons why one might prefer musl, please see the FAQ and libc
comparison chart on the project website,
- http://www.etalabs.net/musl/
+ http://www.musl-libc.org/
For installation instructions, see the INSTALL file.
-Please refer to the COPYRIGHT file for details on the copyright status
-of code included in musl, and the COPYING file for the license (LGPL)
-under which the library as a whole is distributed.
-
-
-
-Greetings libc hackers!
-
-This package is an _alpha_ release of musl, intended for the curious
-and the adventurous. While it can be used to build a complete small
-Linux system (musl is self-hosted on the system I use to develop it),
-at this point doing so requires a lot of manual effort. Nonetheless, I
-hope low-level Linux enthusiasts will try out building some compact
-static binaries with musl using the provided gcc wrapper (which allows
-you to link programs with musl on a "standard" glibc Linux system),
-find whatever embarassing bugs I've let slip through, and provide
-feedback on issues encountered building various software against musl.
-
-For bug reports, support requests, or to get involved in development,
+Please refer to the COPYRIGHT file for details on the copyright and
+license status of code included in musl (standard MIT license).
+
+
+
+Greetings!
+
+The 0.9.x release series for musl features interface coverage for all
+interfaces defined in ISO C99 and POSIX 2008 base, along with a number
+of non-standardized interfaces for compatibility with Linux, BSD, and
+glibc functionality. As the release series progresses, we are
+gradually adding support for incomplete functionality in existing
+interfaces, additional functions that are deemed to be important due
+to their use in real-world software, and support for new library and
+language features in C11 such as thread-local storage, which is now
+supported on all targets. In addition, support for additional target
+cpu architectures is being added.
+
+The number of packages build successfully against musl - either
+out-of-the-box or with minor patches to address portability errors -
+has exceeded 5000 and is steadily growing. In addition to application
+compatibility testing, unit testing has been conducted using three
+separate test frameworks and numerous additional standalone test cases
+to verify the correctness of the implementation.
+
+Included with this package is a gcc wrapper script (musl-gcc) which
+allows you to build musl-linked programs using an existing gcc 3.x or
+4.x toolchain on the host. There are also now at several mini
+distributions (in the form of build scripts) which provide a
+self-hosting musl-based toolchain and system root. These are much
+better options than the wrapper script if you wish to use dynamic
+linking or build packages with many library dependencies. See the musl
+website for details.
+
+The musl project is actively seeking contributors, mostly in the areas
+of porting, testing, and application compatibility improvement. For
+bug reports, support requests, or to get involved in development,
please visit #musl on Freenode IRC or subscribe to the musl mailing
list by sending a blank email to musl-subscribe AT lists DOT openwall
DOT com.
-Thank you for trying out musl.
+Thank you for using musl.
Cheers,
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