# sgerrand/alpine-pkg-glibc

A glibc compatibility layer package for Alpine Linux

Repository: https://github.com/sgerrand/alpine-pkg-glibc
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/alpine-pkg-glibc
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Topics: glibc, alpine-linux, alpine-glibc
Last push: 2024-06-24T14:56:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4171, "days_push": 800, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2166, forks 287 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:21.352282+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, build-tool
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: glibc, alpine-linux, apk-package, compatibility-layer, musl, containers, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- sgerrand/alpine-pkg-glibc (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:21.352282+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:49:57.370465+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sgerrand/alpine-pkg-glibc (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:21.352282+00:00, sha 7813b4b14d14)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.