129,12 → 129,6 |
GNU C library for some time. However, the version we are using is not optimized for SMP and multithreading. |
We plan to eventually replace it with another allocator. |
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Finally, the {\tt pci} userspace task is using the {\tt libpci} library. The |
library was simplified and ported to HelenOS. Even though filesystem |
calls were removed from the library, it still heavily depends on {\tt libc}. |
By porting {\tt libpci} to HelenOS, we demonstrated that applications and libraries |
are, given enough effort, portable to HelenOS. |
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\section{Build tools} |
Assembler, linker and compiler are by all means the very focal point of attention |
of all operating system projects. Quality of these tools influences |