Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 14:50:24 -0800 From: Darren Pilgrim <dmp@bitfreak.org> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP: /bin and /sbin are now dynamically linked Message-ID: <20031116145024.2d0f1393.dmp@bitfreak.org> In-Reply-To: <B40D24A3-1843-11D8-ACF8-00039310484E@zigweid.net> References: <20031116051028.GA30485@roark.gnf.org> <B40D24A3-1843-11D8-ACF8-00039310484E@zigweid.net>
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On 2003.11.16 09:46:47 -0500, Robert M.Zigweid <rzigweid@zigweid.net> wrote: > > On Nov 16, 2003, at 12:10 AM, Gordon Tetlow wrote: > > > I just committed a patch to change /bin and /sbin from statically to > > dynamically linked. If you don't like the idea of using a > > dynamically linked /bin and /sbin, now is the time to define > > NO_DYNAMICROOT in your make.conf. > > > > The reasons for doing so have been hashed over lots of times. But > > the short of it: > > > > 1) Much smaller /bin and /sbin. On i386, /bin and /sbin are 33 MB > > static. > > Dynamically linked, they are only 4 MB. > > 2) Proper support for NSS. This will finally allow you to use NSS > > modules > > and get things like usernames in ls -l working for modules that > > are dynamically loaded. What was done to programs like /bin/sh, /sbin/init and /sbin/fsck to make them work without access to /usr/lib?
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