musl in configuration section.

[Duncaen]

• I feel like this is more relevant to the installation section, there is not a single thing that would be related to configuring already installed systems.
• Examples on how to create void linux chroots don't really belong here, I think it would make sense to add a chroot page to the installation section and link from the musl page to it.

[flexibeast]

There's currently a PR for a chroot installation guide: https://github.com/void-linux/void-docs/pull/177. Once that's finalised, @ericonr is planning to work on further installation-related content that leverages that page.

That PR also has a discussion about the appropriate mount commands; istr someone saying that setting up a glibc chroot on an existing musl system is a different situation than setting up a chroot for installation. If that is indeed the case, then it seems to me that the chroot content could maybe be retained; if not, then it could be removed.

At any rate, we can certainly move this page to the "Installation" section.

[Duncaen]

I was thinking more about a "How to setup Void Linux container/chroot rootfs", which I think is useful and quite different from installing void linux on bare metal using a chroot.

[travankor]

Some musl-related things that could be documented:

• gcompat
• utmps (utmp/wtmp for musl)
• musl-locales

[flexibeast]

@travankor:

• re. gcompat, it wasn't included in the current musl page due to @q66's comment here.
• re. utmps, it's not currently packaged, but i've starting putting together a package for it, though i've not yet submitted a PR - if i created a WIP PR, would you be able to help with that?

[travankor]

@flexibeast Yes, I can help package utmps. I'm a little busy in the next 2-3 days, though, so maybe wait a few days.

[flexibeast]

@travankor: Thanks! i've just opened a WIP PR, https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/21869, but certainly no rush, as i've got lots of other things on my plate myself. :-)

[ericonr]

@flexibeast regarding gcompat for musl, I know of at least one case where it works perfectly. The toolchain that arduino-cli downloads is linked to glibc but works in a musl system as long as you have gcompat. I recently added it as a dependency, even. Therefore, I believe it might make sense to mention it, because it can work.

[flexibeast]

@ericonr: *nod* i'm certainly happy to mention it, myself, but i deferred to @q66 as someone with much more knowledge and experience (particularly with Void) than me .... So basically @q66 is the person you need to convince. :-)

[flexibeast]

Also, what do @void-linux/pkg-committers think of packaging musl-locales and referencing it in the Handbook?

[Duncaen]

This also shouldn't mention proot, using it on travis has proven that its really not a good idea and just results in random crashes. Mentioning something like bubblewrap would be more appropriate.