Re:GNU/Hurd strikes back: How to use the legendary OS in a (...
by rekado on Monday August 07, 2023 @02:56PM
(#37039015)
Here's a list of failing packages with reasons for failure:
https://people.debian.org/~sthibault/failed_packages.txt
And here's the overview on how many packages have successfully been built vs how many have failed: https://buildd.debian.org/status/architecture.php?a=hurd-i38...
The number of packages that can be built have been built; it is not a theoretical number.
Re:GNU/Hurd strikes back: How to use the legendary OS in a (...
by gattilorenz on Monday August 07, 2023 @04:21PM
(#37040442)
thanks for the pointer, it's actually quite interesting. Apparently even (most of) X11 should work then?
Re:GNU/Hurd strikes back: How to use the legendary OS in a (...
by rekado on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @05:58PM
(#37056001)
Yes, X11 has been working for a long time. Here's a screenshot from 2013: https://lwn.net/Articles/555566/
"the GNU/Hurd is Unix(POSIX)-compatible, so most things work"... well that's to be said for MacOS, QNX, etc. In practice, where is the "65% of the Debian archive can be built for the Hurd" figure coming from? I'm sure it can be built in theory, how much does it require source modifications?