[patch ping] change linux-gnu* -> linux* in libtool files

Paul Brook paul@codesourcery.com
Mon Sep 25 19:32:00 GMT 2006


On Monday 25 September 2006 20:20, Michael Snyder wrote:
> On Mon, 2006-09-25 at 15:07 -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > On Monday 25 September 2006 14:47, Michael Snyder wrote:
> > > Not to say you're wrong, but this is the first I've heard
> > > that linux-gnu implies glibc.  Is there someplace where this
> > > is written?
> >
> > common practice ? :)
>
> Well... not so common that I've heard of it...

When using uclibc/newlib/some other libc there's a fair chance the target 
system contains no GNU software whatsoever, so *-linux-gnu seems 
inappropriate.

If linux-gnu doesn't mean glibc, what exactly does it mean?

Paul



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