✧✦Catherine✦✧Oct 18, 2024
announcing ｓｕｐｅｒｌｉｎｋｅｒ, a tool for reinterpreting ELF executables and shared libraries https://github.com/whitequark/superlinker
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RyanOct 23, 2024
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧

so, it turns out I created a method of producing fully self-contained portable distributions of Python that support arbitrary native modules and don't require recompiling anything https://github.com/whitequark/superlinker?tab=readme-ov-file#python

I accidentally

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Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Oct 19, 2024
I think the cherry on top is that it has a flawlessly functioning built-in instance of libreadline, where I have previously had readline break on a normal native system where it was installed from a package manager
Show threadAled;cdOct 21, 2024
@whitequark TIL that an elf and zip file smacked together end to end is a valid elf and valid zip file and I don't know how to feel about this
Show thread4censord Oct 19, 2024
@whitequark was there any use case you had in mind before, or was it just for the funnies?
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Oct 19, 2024
@4censord I wanted to make Thicc Windows https://mastodon.social/@whitequark/112427982939158543
Show thread4censord Oct 19, 2024
@whitequark did you tried that yet, does it work?
Show thread✧✦Catherine✦✧Oct 19, 2024
@4censord it's a lot more complicated than Thicc Xenia, unfortunately
Show threadmxkOct 19, 2024
@whitequark I am slightly scared that I might actually use that
Show threadTheZoq2Oct 19, 2024
@whitequark wow that sounds cool
Show threadFélixOct 19, 2024

@whitequark oh no

$ cat py.elf py.zip >py.run
$ chmod +x py.run

Show threadmedium rare birdOct 19, 2024
@whitequark super cool, reminds me of wcc https://github.com/endrazine/wcc
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Show threadBill, organizer of stuffOct 19, 2024
@whitequark Shouldn't this be tagged as kink? 🤔
Show thread12 Freya it/its𒀭𒈹𒍠𒊩Oct 19, 2024
@whitequark well that's cursed and delightful. If rust ran on Solaris 10 SPARC, we would give thta a spin on there to see if it worked there too
Show threadschrotthaufenOct 20, 2024
@whitequark Go easy on the eldritch knowledge
Show threadRobinOct 20, 2024
@whitequark @brettcannon you might find this neat