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Update TODO list a bit

Eric Andersen 21 years ago
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 TODO list for the uClibc 0.9.27 release:
 TODO list for the uClibc 0.9.27 release:
 -------------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------------
-    *) Implement some mechanism (perhaps encoded in the .so name,
-	perhaps using an abi tag magically embedded into each object)
-	for flagging config options that break the ABI.  Options
-	such as UCLIBC_HAS_SOFT_FLOAT, UCLIBC_HAS_THREADS, UCLIBC_HAS_LOCALE,
-	and perhaps others (finalize list) produce a lib with a differing
-	ABI.  Make it so apps cannot use an ABI mis-matched uClibc.
     *) Fix syscall() on mips
     *) Fix syscall() on mips
-    *) Finish up current ldso cleanups
-    *) Fix dlopen, for both static and dynamic cases, and make it
-	actually comply with SuSv3
     *) Fix use of __secure in __uClibc_init() for so that we prevent
     *) Fix use of __secure in __uClibc_init() for so that we prevent
 	starting staticly linked SUID binaries where the standard file
 	starting staticly linked SUID binaries where the standard file
 	descriptors are not opened.  For dynamically linked binaries,
 	descriptors are not opened.  For dynamically linked binaries,
 	ldso does this for us.
 	ldso does this for us.
+    *) Audit header files.  Remove prototypes for all functions that
+	are not supported -- especially needed for the libm headers.
+    *) Audit header files.  When options are disabled, also disable
+	them in the include files as well by checking for the proper
+	define from include/bits/uClibc_config.h (pulled in from features.h)
 
 
 
 
 TODO list for the uClibc 1.0.0 release:
 TODO list for the uClibc 1.0.0 release:
@@ -29,20 +25,19 @@ TODO list for the uClibc 1.0.0 release:
 	    *) Update docs/uClibc_vs_SuSv3.txt document
 	    *) Update docs/uClibc_vs_SuSv3.txt document
 	    *) Update docs/threads.txt document
 	    *) Update docs/threads.txt document
 	    *) Write man pages for ldd and ldconfig utility binaries
 	    *) Write man pages for ldd and ldconfig utility binaries
+    *) Implement some mechanism (perhaps encoded in the .so name,
+	perhaps using an abi tag magically embedded into each object)
+	for flagging config options that break the ABI.  Options
+	such as UCLIBC_HAS_SOFT_FLOAT, UCLIBC_HAS_THREADS, UCLIBC_HAS_LOCALE,
+	and perhaps others (finalize list) produce a lib with a differing
+	ABI.  Make it so apps cannot use an ABI mis-matched uClibc.
+	This is most easily done using symbol versioning...
     *) Perhaps implement glibc style frame-unwinding, so that gcc need
     *) Perhaps implement glibc style frame-unwinding, so that gcc need
 	not be built with --enable-sjlj-exceptions for C++ exception handling
 	not be built with --enable-sjlj-exceptions for C++ exception handling
 	to work.
 	to work.
     *) Implement the float and long double versions of math funcs
     *) Implement the float and long double versions of math funcs
 	using wrappers on top of the double versions (size / precision
 	using wrappers on top of the double versions (size / precision
 	trade off where size clearly wins).
 	trade off where size clearly wins).
-    *) Fix profiling by adding missing stub functions per
-	http://uclibc.org/lists/uclibc/2004-February/008167.html
-	and used by, i.e. http://www710.univ-lyon1.fr/~yperret/fnccheck/
-    *) Audit header files.  Remove prototypes for all functions that
-	are not supported -- especially needed for the libm headers.
-    *) Audit header files.  When options are disabled, also disable
-	them in the include files as well by checking for the proper
-	define from include/bits/uClibc_config.h (pulled in from features.h)
     *) Make all small objects (>~50 bytes) into either inlines or
     *) Make all small objects (>~50 bytes) into either inlines or
 	into a static library
 	into a static library
     *) Cleanup / rewrite sysconf.c.  It should get some information
     *) Cleanup / rewrite sysconf.c.  It should get some information
@@ -53,14 +48,6 @@ TODO list for the uClibc 1.0.0 release:
 	memory for destructors, which happens since the dynamic linker calls
 	memory for destructors, which happens since the dynamic linker calls
 	atexit(), which calls malloc() prior to valgrind starting, so valgrind
 	atexit(), which calls malloc() prior to valgrind starting, so valgrind
 	complains because it didn't see that memory allocated.
 	complains because it didn't see that memory allocated.
-    *) From the the ELF spec "...All shared object initializations happen
-	before the executable file gains control.  ...  Before the initialization
-	code for any object A is called, the initialization code for any other
-	objects that object A depends on are called.  For these purposes, an object
-	A depends on another object B, if B appears in Ads list of needed objects
-	(recorded in the DT_NEEDED entries of the dynamic structure). The order of
-	initialization for circular dependencies is undefined."  uClibc's shared
-	lib loader should be fixed to run ctors in the specified order.
     *) poll emulation using select() for old 2.0.x uClinux kernels
     *) poll emulation using select() for old 2.0.x uClinux kernels
 	in libc/sysdeps/linux/common/poll.c fails some python self-tests.
 	in libc/sysdeps/linux/common/poll.c fails some python self-tests.
 	Of course, modern systems using the actuall poll() syscall work fine.
 	Of course, modern systems using the actuall poll() syscall work fine.
@@ -68,9 +55,10 @@ TODO list for the uClibc 1.0.0 release:
     *) Build both pic and non-pic objects where appropriate, so that
     *) Build both pic and non-pic objects where appropriate, so that
 	static libs need not pay the pic size penalty.
 	static libs need not pay the pic size penalty.
     *) Cleanup/scrub all the Makefile copyright junk
     *) Cleanup/scrub all the Makefile copyright junk
-    *) Debugging pthreads with gdb does not work at all on mips
+    *) Debugging pthreads with gdb does not work at all on mips unless
-    *) Debugging pthreads with gdb initially appears to work, but
+	the application is staticly linked.
-	fails to function correctly on arm
+    *) Fix dlopen, for both static and dynamic cases, and make it
+	fully comply with SuSv3
 
 
 
 
 TODO list for AFTER the uClibc 1.0.0 release:
 TODO list for AFTER the uClibc 1.0.0 release: