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From: William Hubbs <williamh@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Evaluating a new malloc()
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:07:56
Message-Id: 20130227000746.GA31311@linux1
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Evaluating a new malloc() by Matt Turner
1 On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 11:10:09AM -0800, Matt Turner wrote:
2 > On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Alec Warner <antarus@g.o> wrote:
3 > > In terms of 'following Gentoo policy.' We encourage packages to be as
4 > > close to upstream as possible. I cannot fathom why when you basically
5 > > find a performance bug in malloc, you start a thread on the list about
6 > > replacing it; as opposed to filing a bug against glibc or emailing the
7 > > glibc lists and asking them about it.
8 >
9 > We may not understand it, but it does completely fit ryao's typical
10 > modus operandi.
11
12 I must second this unfortunately.
13
14 William