• CarlosODonellWishlist

Carlos O'Donell's Wishlist

I'm a libc-ports maintainer for the hppa-linux target. The following is my wishlist for the glibc project.

• Migrate all tests to use the top-level test-skeleton.c
  • Add a TEST_DIRECT so that tests which test fork are not forked by test-skeleton.c.
• If all targets include a generic x86 version of the file, move that file into generic (since it is) and delete all target versions of the file.
• Review patches going into EGLIBC for things that have value to GLIBC.
• Document how to debug your application from dynamic loader all the way to the application main.
  • Start by debugging the dynamic linker.
  • Progress to loading the symbol file for your application at the correct offset.
• Update wiki:
  • Include "What do I need to file a locale change?"
• Create a glibc internals manual seperate from the user manual
  • Internals manual will cover makefile targets and porting.
  • Move appending porting info from user manual to internals manual.
• Document NPTL/pthreads in glibc manual.
  • We should document our own implementation.
  • Coordinate with linux man pages project.