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diff --git a/README b/README index 9df22055..65a7d3e7 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ musl is an alternative to glibc, eglibc, uClibc, dietlibc, and klibc. For reasons why one might prefer musl, please see the FAQ and libc comparison chart on the project website, - http://www.etalabs.net/musl/ + http://www.musl-libc.org/ For installation instructions, see the INSTALL file. @@ -19,22 +19,23 @@ license status of code included in musl (standard MIT license). Greetings! -With the 0.9.0 release, musl has reached a milestone in completeness -and compatibility. All interfaces in ISO C99 and POSIX 2008 base exist -in musl, along with a number of non-standardized interfaces based on -GNU and BSD libraries and syscall interfaces for Linux-kernel-specific -functions. Some interfaces lack obscure or rarely-used functionality -needed for strict conformance, but the vast majority of interfaces go -above and beyond the requirements for conformance, often promising -success where other implementations can fail under resource exhaustion -or other corner-case conditions. - -At this point, hundreds of packages have been successfully built -against musl - either out-of-the-box or with minor patches to address -portability errors - ranging from low-level system utilities and -network daemons to major gui applications. Testing has been conducted -using three separate test frameworks and numerous additional -standalone test cases to verify the correctness of the implementation. +The 0.9.x release series for musl features interface coverage for all +interfaces defined in ISO C99 and POSIX 2008 base, along with a number +of non-standardized interfaces for compatibility with Linux, BSD, and +glibc functionality. As the release series progresses, we are +gradually adding support for incomplete functionality in existing +interfaces, additional functions that are deemed to be important due +to their use in real-world software, and support for new library and +language features in C11 such as thread-local storage, which is now +supported on all targets. In addition, support for additional target +cpu architectures is being added. + +The number of packages build successfully against musl - either +out-of-the-box or with minor patches to address portability errors - +has exceeded 5000 and is steadily growing. In addition to application +compatibility testing, unit testing has been conducted using three +separate test frameworks and numerous additional standalone test cases +to verify the correctness of the implementation. Included with this package is a gcc wrapper script (musl-gcc) which allows you to build musl-linked programs using an existing gcc 3.x or |