Libhybris: Load Android Libraries, Override Bionic Symbols

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Libhybris: Load Android Libraries, Override Bionic Symbols

Several Phoronix readers have written in about libhybris, a way to load Android libraries while overriding some Bionic symbols with those symbols from glibc...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTE5Mjk

[gururise]

Really cool. Certainly a better way of running android programs on Linux rather than using the emulator.

[Mathias]

I think this is rather for drivers then for apps is it?

[ariendj]

An article that explains what this means and why we should care would be great.

"bionic-based HW adaptations in glibc systems"

While it sounds really sweet I have no idea what this is supposed to tell me.

[Mathias]

"It's just using Android GPU drivers on non-Android systems."
https://plus.google.com/113386402913...ts/AeWgdNikXBP

[ariendj]

Thanks Mathias! I get it now. Cool indeed.

[cb88]

Its a hack... at best

[aironeous]

I think the purpose of this is to be able to run android apps on the new Jolla phone coming out.

[jalyst]

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