LSB1.1: /proc/cpuinfo

Stuart Anderson anderson at metrolink.com
Fri Jan 4 08:38:09 PST 2002


On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Alan Cox wrote:

> The LSB doesn't define what happens when you use a command or library
> function that is not in the LSB. If you use glibc internal functions you
> will get burned (especially if the folks trying to replace glibc with
> something much lighter actually succeed)

>From Chapter 1: Definitions.

Non-LSB-Compliant Application

An application which has been written to include system routines, commands, or
other resources not included in this document, or which has been compiled into
a format different from those specified here, or which does not behave as
specified in this document.



This sort of says it, though in an indirect way.



                                Stuart

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