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| author | Mehmet Samet Duman <yongdohyun@projecttick.org> | 2026-04-02 18:29:45 +0300 |
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| committer | Mehmet Samet Duman <yongdohyun@projecttick.org> | 2026-04-02 18:29:45 +0300 |
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diff --git a/corebinutils/sync/README.md b/corebinutils/sync/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0edac75259 --- /dev/null +++ b/corebinutils/sync/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# sync + +Standalone musl-libc-friendly Linux port of FreeBSD `sync` for Project Tick BSD/Linux Distribution. + +## Build + +```sh +gmake -f GNUmakefile +gmake -f GNUmakefile CC=musl-gcc +``` + +## Test + +```sh +gmake -f GNUmakefile test +gmake -f GNUmakefile test CC=musl-gcc +``` + +## Notes + +- Port strategy is direct Linux-native syscall/API mapping, not preservation of FreeBSD build glue or a BSD compatibility shim. +- FreeBSD `sync(8)` is specified as a no-argument whole-system flush and is mapped directly to Linux `sync(2)`. +- GNU/coreutils-style operands and options such as `sync FILE...`, `-d`, and `-f` are intentionally unsupported. `sync.8` does not define them, and file-scoped flushing would require `fsync(2)` or `syncfs(2)` on explicit file descriptors, which is not equivalent to the documented utility semantics. +- On Linux, as on FreeBSD, `sync(2)` does not provide per-file error reporting to this utility. Successful execution therefore means the process reached and invoked the kernel-wide flush entry point. |