"Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com> writes:

> Klaus Klein <kleink@reziprozitaet.de> writes:
> > "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com> writes:
> > 
> > > If they're kernel calls, shouldn't they be in libc with all the other
> > > kernel calls? Is librt a POSIX mandated thing?
> > 
> > [Realtime option interfaces] _may_ be made available by an
> > implementation's default linker operation, but a portable application
> > must not rely on this.
> 
> So what is the argument for having it in a separate library when POSIX
> does not mandate that?

Considering the recurring discussions about "too much crud in libc",
that's a funny question to ask.

> Do Solaris and Linux use a librt?

Yes.  (But see also see Ben's comment wrt. this particular case.)


- Klaus