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diff --git a/PROJECTS b/PROJECTS index f1488d3e62..06242c70e0 100644 --- a/PROJECTS +++ b/PROJECTS @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Open jobs for finishing GNU libc: --------------------------------- -Status: April 1998 +Status: May 1998 If you have time and talent to take over any of the jobs below please contact <bug-glibc@gnu.org>. @@ -112,3 +112,25 @@ contact <bug-glibc@gnu.org>. correct form so it would be possible to enlarge it always according to the page size and install the correct length only for fclose() and fflush() calls. + +[17] The sprof program to analyze the profiling data generated by ld.so + must be finished. It should have the same functionality as gprof + (as far as this is possible). + +[18] Based on the sprof program we need tools to analyze the output. The + result should be a link map which specifies in which order the .o + files are placed in the shared object. This should help to improve + code locality and result in a smaller foorprint (in code and data + memory) since less pages are only used in small parts. + +[19] A user-level STREAMS implementation should be available if the + kernel does not provide the support. + +[20] More conversion modules for iconv(3). Existing modules should be + extended to do things like transliteration if this is wanted. + For often used conversion a direct conversion function should be + available. + +[21] The nscd program and the stubs in the libc should be changed so + that each program uses only one socket connect. Take a look at + http://www.cygnus.com/~drepper/nscd.html |