v9 is probably the most used optimized package. We cannot drop it. v9b is used less, but it is still very important.
On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 02:07:28PM +0900, GOTO Masanori wrote: > Hi, > > I have a question about optimization package: libc6-sparcv9 and > libc6-sparcv9b. Both packages are prepared for optimized versions of > libc6. They are currently supported - but I would like to know what > the advantage of those packages is. Just optimization? Are those > packages widely used? > > These days 2.6 kernel is getting popularity, so it's nice time to > support NPTL on sparc systems. But having a lot of optimized packages > and variants like NPTL take much longer build time + maintenance cost. > If we replace unpopular optimized libc6 packages with NPTL libc6 in > future, it's much valuable for users, I think. > > How about to drop libc6-sparcv9/sparcv9b and introduce NPTL-enabled > libc6 in future? > > Regards, > -- gotom > -- Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com/ Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ SwissDisk - http://www.swissdisk.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
