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Re: libc port for AIX
- From: Mark Brown <bmark at us dot ibm dot com>
- To: "Kamal R Prasad" <kamalrp at networkprograms dot com>
- Cc: libc-alpha at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 08:58:41 -0500
- Subject: Re: libc port for AIX
- Reply-to: bmark at us dot ibm dot com
<kamalrp@networkprograms.com> wrote:
> Im interested in getting hold of a glibc port on AIX.
> Can someone tell me if this has been done/can ne done?
I do not believe that there is a glibc port to AIX available.
AIX has an "unusual" set of shared library and linker-loader mechanisms,
making such a port difficult to do and maintain.
IBM has ported many GNU/FSF and other open source tools to AIX,
available from here:
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux/
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Mark Brown
bmark@us.ibm.com