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Re:Solo – a .so loader for static Linux binaries by ranger_danger on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @08:46PM (#49355088)
musl does not perfectly emulate all aspects of glibc, so trying to use libraries that assume glibc can sometimes lead to problems.
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Re:Solo – a .so loader for static Linux binaries by pg83 on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @08:59PM (#49355190)
On the one hand, this is technically true, but on the other, what serious issues do you know that will cause problems in practice? I run tests on 1,000 of the most popular Debian packages.
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Re:Solo – a .so loader for static Linux binaries by skydhash on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @10:19PM (#49355775)
Mostly about precompiled libraries (proprietary software) and libraries and software that use GNU extensions.
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Re:Solo – a .so loader for static Linux binaries by silisili on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @02:51AM (#49357843)
Not anymore, but for -years- it did DNS wrong because of the author being pedantic about an RFC wording.
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