Re: [Minios-devel] [Unikraft] Static Libraries not being linked properly

[Wei Chen <Wei.Chen@xxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simon Kuenzer <simon.kuenzer@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: 2018年5月11日 15:52
> To: Wei Chen <Wei.Chen@xxxxxxx>; Ajay Garg <ajaygargnsit@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: minios-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; nd <nd@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Minios-devel] [Unikraft] Static Libraries not being linked
> properly
> 
> Hey,
> 
> On 09.05.2018 08:52, Wei Chen wrote:
> > Hi Simon,
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Simon Kuenzer <simon.kuenzer@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: 2018年5月7日 17:06
> >> To: Wei Chen <Wei.Chen@xxxxxxx>; Ajay Garg <ajaygargnsit@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> Cc: minios-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Re: [Minios-devel] [Unikraft] Static Libraries not being linked
> >> properly
> >>
> >> Hey Ajay, hey Wei,
> >>
> >> On 04.05.2018 07:25, Wei Chen wrote:
> >>> Hi Ajay,
> >>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Ajay Garg <ajaygargnsit@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>>> Sent: 2018年5月4日 11:55
> >>>> To: Wei Chen <Wei.Chen@xxxxxxx>
> >>>> Cc: Simon Kuenzer <simon.kuenzer@xxxxxxxxx>; minios-
> >> devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> Subject: Re: [Minios-devel] [Unikraft] Static Libraries not being linked
> >>>> properly
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi Wei.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks for the reply.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Fri, May 4, 2018 at 8:21 AM, Wei Chen <Wei.Chen@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>>> Hi Ajay,
> >>>>>
[...]
> >>>
> >>
> >> We provide nolibc in order to have a lean libC replacement for building
> >> Unikraft's in-tree libraries. This is useful for developing applications
> >> and libraries for Unikraft directly. You probably do not need and you
> >> also do not want to include everything that a complete libC provides.
> >> However, when you port an existing application this is not what you
> >> want. For this purpose nolibc is too incomplete. But because every
> >> library is replaceable, you replace nolibc with something that is more
> >> complete, like newlibc.
> >>
> >
> > Is the any overlap between newlibc and nolibc? Or rather, do these two
> > libraries have explicit division? For example, we have implemented string
> > functions in nolibc, should we have to implement them in newlibc again?
> >
> 
> It depends which string functions you have implemented. You will find a
> complete set of them in newlibc. nolibc is rather incomplete. Both
> libraries overlap in order to have them replaceable but nolibc provides
> only a lean subset.

Got it, thanks

> 
> Which string functions did you actually implement? We could consider
> upstreaming them to nolibc. ;-)
> 

That's just an example. String functions in nolibc are enough for
my current work : )

> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Regards,
> >>>>> Wei Chen
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks again for all the information and help.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> You're welcome, I also benefit much from our open discussion : )
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks and Regards,
> >>>> Ajay
> >>>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Simon
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Wei Chen
> >
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Simon
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