Re: [edk2-devel] "StdLibPkg" branch on edk2-staging

["Tim Lewis" <tim.lewis@insyde.com>]

I would point out that there was significant work on libc in the past (see https://github.com/andreiw/UefiToolsPkg) but never any help to upstream these fixes, including making sure that many Linux tools can easily be ported. I myself have used it to port several BSD utilities over, but each time there will little nits with the existing port and even small patches were returned with "no current maintainer"

In terms of making other projects use libc, I think the other objection was that it was never optimized for non-shell usage. Other projects (lie https://github.com/tianocore/edk2-staging/tree/CdePkg ) have tried to remedy this, but never with source checked in. But it allows support under PEI, DXE, etc.

Tim

-----Original Message-----
From: devel@edk2.groups.io <devel@edk2.groups.io> On Behalf Of Rebecca Cran
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2021 8:34 AM
To: devel@edk2.groups.io; maciej.rabeda@linux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [edk2-devel] "StdLibPkg" branch on edk2-staging

Are you aware of the edk2-libc project at https://github.com/tianocore/edk2-libc ?


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Rebecca Cran


On 7/27/21 9:48 AM, Maciej Rabeda wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have submitted a new edk2-staging branch named "StdLibPkg".
> https://github.com/tianocore/edk2-staging/tree/StdLibPkg
>
> Branch contains initial implementation of C standard library and 
> intrinsic library for UEFI to smoothen open-source submodule 
> integration (instead of implementing those functions in each new 
> package introducing an external submodule dependent on C stdlib).
>
> More details on the package, its contents and feature scope are placed 
> in that branch, in StdLibPkg/Readme.md file.
> https://github.com/tianocore/edk2-staging/blob/StdLibPkg/StdLibPkg/Readme.md 
>
>
> Feel free to play around. Any and all feedback is welcome.
>
> Thanks,
> Maciej
>
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