[OE-core] Should systemd be marked as incompatible with musl?

[Khem Raj]

On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 10:27 AM Adrian Bunk <bunk at stusta.de> wrote:
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> On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 09:13:08AM -0700, Khem Raj wrote:
> >
> >
> > On 5/24/19 3:12 AM, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > > On Thu, May 23, 2019 at 07:16:53PM -0700, Khem Raj wrote:
> > > > ...
> > > > but I think dropping
> > > > systemd support completely from musl is not an option I would like to go
> > > > with, there are cases where this makes sense. Especially when you have to
> > > > cater to different set of devices from small to big, userspace remaining
> > > > same is big advantage atleast in the world I am in.
> > > > ...
> > >
> > > That's a good point - when arguing against systemd as default init system.
> > >
> > > systemd is bigger than glibc, therefore on very small systems where the
> > > size of the C library matters using systemd is usually not an option.
> >
> > Yes, design-wise I concur, in practice, desktop distros rule the linux world
> > and systemd is quite prevalent there,
>
> Desktop distros don't use musl - it wouldn't make sense.
>

Yes,  what I was saying is that decisions on init systems and like that are
influenced by desktops too. Since the apps are being written for across the
board portfolio where some platforms are desktop/server driven some are
more embedded

> > so sometimes you have to wear the
> > shoes of same color, atleast thats what I see.
>
> Is any musl-using distribution supporting it with systemd?
>
> After a cursory look around it doesn't seem that trying to support the
> weird combination of systemd and musl brings compatibility with anyone
> else.
>
> > apps want to run uniformly on both OE and non-OE systems
>
> This implies using glibc, which is the correct choice in most cases.
>
> cu
> Adrian
>
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