Subj : much change yet still the same ... sort of
To : Gerrit Kuehn
From : Maurice Kinal
Date : Thu Aug 25 2022 02:38 am
Hey Gerrit!
GK> Why would one have libc flagged executable?
Because it is executable as well as a shared object. No real good reason to have it this way other than it is extremely useful when running;
$ /lib/libc.so.6
GNU C Library (GNU libc) stable release version 2.36.
Copyright (C) 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Compiled by GNU CC version 12.2.0.
libc ABIs: UNIQUE IFUNC ABSOLUTE
Minimum supported kernel: 4.4.0
For bug reporting instructions, please see:
<
https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/bugs.html>.
What more does one need to know?
GK> zsh/2 1208 % ll /lib/libc.so.7
GK> -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 1959392 6 Apr. 09:30 /lib/libc.so.7
What's your point? I see no output that would lead me to believe that /lib/libc.so.7 is worthy of running on any machine here whereas the output of /lib/libc.so.6 tells much of what is under the hood ... and it is the good stuff. Definetly GNU.
GK> HISTORY
GK> An awk utility appeared in Version�7 AT&T UNIX.
That was a long time ago. I am betting it preceded both mawk and gawk.
GK> So why bother about GNU residues at all? ;-)
I favour them and they've been good to me over the years, including gawk. I've never used, nor ever seen, AT&T UNIX's awk. How about you?
Life is good,
Maurice
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