RE: [Syllable-kernel] Future directions..

[Daniel G. <da...@fp...>]

On Wed, 2005-02-09 at 09:17 +0000, Kristian Vandervliet wrote:
>Daniel Gryniewicz wrote:
>> On Tue, 2005-02-08 at 11:23 -0800, Jake Hamby wrote:
>>>Here's a quick .plan file from me with my work on the 
>>> Syllable kernel.  I'm focused right now on POSIX, UNIX03,
>>> and other stds. compliance for the maximum compatibility
>>> with Linux/GNU and other open-source applications,
>>> especially in preparation for freezing binary 
>>> compatibility for Syllable 0.6.0.  These would include:
>>>
>>> * Vanders' GNU libc port, which is rapidly nearing
>>> completion, but is missing a few critical pieces on the
>>> kernel side, e.g. truncate().
>> 
>> I wrote truncate() support at one point for the VFS and for 
>> AFS.  I can dig out the patches and send them along.  I don't
>> think either has changed since.
>
>Your patches should be current.  My creaky memory couldn't remember
>if the truncate support was complete.  It seems it is, which is great.
>

Well, it was complete, for AFS, but not for anything else.  Also, now
that there's a new glibc, I'll have to make new glibc patches to go with
it.  Working on it now.

Daniel