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sgerrand/alpine-pkg-glibc

A glibc compatibility layer package for Alpine Linux observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/sgerrand/alpine-pkg-glibc · Shell observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4171
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 800
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2166 stars · 287 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A prebuilt GNU C Library (glibc) compatibility layer packaged as an Alpine Linux apk package. It lets binaries linked against glibc run on Alpine's musl-based system.

Use cases

  • run glibc-linked binaries on alpine linux
  • install glibc in an alpine docker image
  • run java or node binaries that require glibc on alpine
  • generate locales with localedef on alpine
  • avoid rebuilding binaries for musl

When to choose

  • you need to run prebuilt glibc binaries inside Alpine containers
  • you cannot rebuild software against musl
  • you need glibc locales like en_US.UTF-8 on Alpine

When to avoid

  • your software can be compiled natively against musl
  • you need a fully supported, officially packaged glibc
  • you require musl purity or minimal image size
  • you need a license-audited dependency (no license file provided)

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

developer-tools build-tool operating-systems developer-tools glibc alpine-linux apk-package compatibility-layer musl containers linux docker

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
sgerrand/alpine-pkg-glibcmain23

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