GNU C Library 2.38 Released With More C2X Features, x86_64 GNU Hurd Support

[phoronix]

Phoronix: GNU C Library 2.38 Released With More C2X Features, x86_64 GNU Hurd Support

Following the release this weekend of GNU Binutils 2.41, another important GNU software project just issued their latest update: the GNU C Library 2.38...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-C-Library-glibc-2.38

[mirmirmir]

*teabags on alpine*

[andyprough]

Support for x86_64 running on GNU Hurd has been added when using GNU Binutils 2.40+ and GCC 13+.

Wow! Now that's surprising. To me anyway.

[scottishduck]

Year of the hurd desktop

[Alexmitter]

Wow! Now that's surprising. To me anyway.

Why? GNU Hurd is still 32bit only so far. Its either preparation or support for 64bit has recently be added.

[andyprough]

Why? GNU Hurd is still 32bit only so far. Its either preparation or support for 64bit has recently be added.

Yes, but we've been stuck on "no 64 bit for the foreseeable future" for as long as I can remember. This sounds like a big change is in the works.

[StarterX4]

> x86_64 GNU Hurd

what?
xD

[hotaru]

Why? GNU Hurd is still 32bit only so far. Its either preparation or support for 64bit has recently be added.

https://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/faq/64-bit.html

Hurd developers ported GNUMach to 64-bit some time ago. Then they started making significant progress on the x86_64 userland port in Feb 2023. As of May 2023, the 64-bit port works well enough to start all the essential Hurd servers and run /bin/sh. We are currently building 64-bit packages. We plan on supporting both a 32-bit and 64-bit Debian GNU/Hurd.

[Developer12]

tbh, I'd rather run RedoxOS, but that's just me.

[Ironmask]

tbh, I'd rather run RedoxOS, but that's just me.

Fortunately Redox has a far better C stdlib than GNU C.