sgerrand/alpine-pkg-glibc
A glibc compatibility layer package for Alpine Linux 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
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
- readme: https://github.com/sgerrand/alpine-pkg-glibc · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7813b4b14d14
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sgerrand/alpine-pkg-glibc | main | 23 |
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