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This patch removes the component_entry_point library, which used to proved a hook for the libc to intercept the call of the 'Component::construct' function. The mechansim has several shortcomings (see the discussion in the associated issue) and was complex. So we eventually discarded the approach in favor of the explicit handling of the startup. A regular Genode component provides a 'Component::construct' function, which is determined by the dynamic linker via a symbol lookup. For the time being, the dynamic linker falls back to looking up a 'main' function if no 'Component::construct' function could be found. The libc provides an implementation of 'Component::construct', which sets up the libc's task handling and finally call the function 'Libc::Component::construct' from the context of the appllication task. This function is expected to be provided by the libc-using application. Consequently, Genode components that use the libc have to implement the 'Libc::Component::construct' function. The new 'posix' library provides an implementation of 'Libc::Component::construct' that calls a main function. Hence, POSIX programs that merely use the POSIX API merely have to add 'posix' to the 'LIBS' declaration in their 'target.mk' file. Their execution starts at 'main'. Issue #2199
This is the example operating system based on the Genode OS framework: :_Init_: is the first real process in the system. The provided implementation uses a very simple XML parser to read its configuration files. :_Drivers_: The example OS has basic drivers for frame buffer, mouse and keyboard input, the PCI bus, the real-time clock, and system-specific timers. :_Server_: The only server in the example OS is Nitpicker, a minimal-complexity GUI server. :_Test_: are also part of the example OS. You may have a look at the fork bomb as a simple system stress test. :_Ldso_: is the dynamic linker used for loading executables that are linked against shared libraries. :_Lib_: contains libraries used by the components of the OS repository, for example, the alarm framework.