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Re: [PATCH] RE: msgctl() on MIPS, n32 ABI.


On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 03:51:45PM +0900, Atsushi Nemoto wrote:

> Yes, it could be possible.
> 
> Moreover, I wonder if there are any program using old-style (libc5
> style?) structure today.  Some ports do not use IPC_64 flag at all,
> but I think they are using new-style structure anyway.  I suppose
> killing all old-style crap from both kernel and libc will not hurt
> many people.  (Who knows?)

The libc4 a.out port never became usable.  I had barely started to work
on a libc5 port when glibc began to look like the right choice into the
future.  So libc4 and libc5 compatibility is entirely irrelevant for
MIPS.

  Ralf


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