On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 09:13:08AM -0700, Khem Raj wrote:
>
>
> On 5/24/19 3:12 AM, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 07:16:53PM -0700, Khem Raj wrote:
> > > ...
> > > but I think dropping
> > > systemd support completely from musl is not an option I would like to go
> > > with, there are cases where this makes sense. Especially when you have to
> > > cater to different set of devices from small to big, userspace remaining
> > > same is big advantage atleast in the world I am in.
> > > ...
> >
> > That's a good point - when arguing against systemd as default init system.
> >
> > systemd is bigger than glibc, therefore on very small systems where the
> > size of the C library matters using systemd is usually not an option.
>
> Yes, design-wise I concur, in practice, desktop distros rule the linux world
> and systemd is quite prevalent there,
Desktop distros don't use musl - it wouldn't make sense.
> so sometimes you have to wear the
> shoes of same color, atleast thats what I see.
Is any musl-using distribution supporting it with systemd?
After a cursory look around it doesn't seem that trying to support the
weird combination of systemd and musl brings compatibility with anyone
else.
> apps want to run uniformly on both OE and non-OE systems
This implies using glibc, which is the correct choice in most cases.
cu
Adrian
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