[parisc-linux] glibc possible alternative: newlib, dietlibc, uClibc?

[Joel Soete]

Hi pa*,

For util-vserver tools on p-l, I am looking for a glibc alternative.

To build those tools they recommended dietlibc. I seems to be well build but
seems broken (many builtin test failled and the execution of util-vserver
failed too).

I am so looking for another alternative and found newlib and uClibc.

For newlib the hppa stuff seems to be for hpux the build failed because:
        .import ___hp_free_copyright,data
L$copyright .word ___hp_free_copyright

according to make error message:
[...]
make[6]: Entering directory
`/CAD/NewLib/build-newlib/hppa-linux-gnu/newlib/libc/machine/hppa'
hppa-linux-gnu-cc -B/CAD/NewLib/build-newlib/hppa-linux-gnu/newlib/ -isystem
/CAD/NewLib/build-newlib/hppa-linux-gnu/newlib/targ-inc
lude -isystem /CAD/NewLib/newlib-1.14.0/newlib/libc/include
-DPACKAGE=\"newlib\" -DVERSION=\"1.14.0\"  -I. -I../../../../../../newli
b-1.14.0/newlib/libc/machine/hppa  -O2 -DMISSING_SYSCALL_NAMES -fno-builtin  
   -O2 -g -O2  -c ../../../../../../newlib-1.14.0/newl
ib/libc/machine/hppa/memchr.S
../../../../../../newlib-1.14.0/newlib/libc/machine/hppa/pcc_prefix.s:
Assembler messages:
../../../../../../newlib-1.14.0/newlib/libc/machine/hppa/pcc_prefix.s:393:
Error: Unknown opcode: `l$copyright .word ___hp_free_copy
right'
make[6]: *** [memchr.o] Error 1

And I didn't find any uClibc debian pkg ready for hppa, though.

Any idea, advise?

TIA,
    Joel

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