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Re: Are the pthread "compatibility" copies of symbols in libc still necessary?
On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 4:46 PM, Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com> wrote:
>> This is a GNU spec, so we _could_ change it. We'd need to do a bit of
>> formal consultation with everyone else who might be affected, but I
>> don't think our hands should be tied by a decision that nobody
>> remembers the original rationale for anymore.
>
> I agree. I'd like to investigate changing this, but don't see myself
> having the time to do so in the next 4-6 months, not at least until
> 2.28 is out the door (I'm the RM).
My time is also extremely limited through September or so.