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Re:Solo – a .so loader for static Linux binaries by account42 on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @03:56AM (#49358410)
> I’ve long wanted to gather a set of patches to build an old Glibc and subsequently a cross-compiler using a new GCC so I could avoid PyPA’s manylinux monster or its moral equivalent for compatible dynamic binaries in simple cases

And that's the correct approach and also one that many have taken. We just need someone willing to maintain that as an easy mode SDK for everyone.

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Re:Solo – a .so loader for static Linux binaries by pg83 on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @04:20AM (#49358606)
> And that's the correct approach.

Who said that? This approach has many problems that have already been discussed here, not to mention the fact that it leaves Alpine and Bionic-based systems out in the cold.

Let me remind you that Bionic is the most widespread libc in the Linux world, and Alpine is the most popular Docker layer.

The world doesn't end with glibc. And it doesn't begin with it.

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Re:Solo – a .so loader for static Linux binaries by uecker on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @06:22AM (#49359488)
It could be fine if you care only about free-software desktop users, and not Google's propriety platform and hyperscalers.
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