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0 pointsnibbleshifter3y ago0 comments

> If this had been an older GNU utility, the dependencies likely would have been libterm and libc.

Yes, but then you are stuck with glibc + kitchen sink and GNU code quality, which is atrocious.

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saagarjha3y ago· 1 in thread

Atrocious but exceptionally battle-tested?

It was the best option a long while ago, and basically resulted in a kind of vendor lock in of sorts.

Musl is far superior as a libc, but most Linux software is written for glibc and has quirks that make porting hard.

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