On Wed, 2004-09-29 at 17:56, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > * Jeff Licquia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-09-29 14:05]: > > FWIW, the NPTL problem should only affect LSB 2.x certification. > > Going for anything less than 2.0 would be pretty silly imho, but at > the same time I understand why the libc people don't want to update > NPTL. I've no idea how to solve this dilemma, though.
I did some preliminary research into the problem. Apparently, the patch to fix this problem was made in the February-June timeframe, and the diffs from that time in the NPTL directory in glibc cvs aren't great. My strategy (if/when I get to it) will be to try and backport those patches to Debian glibc, and see if I can get something vaguely resembling a working glibc that passes that portion of the LSB tests and doesn't crack under the pressure of, say, a typical Java program. I certainly wouldn't be sad if someone beat me to the punch.
