Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 12:51:49 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net> To: FreeBSD Questions <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Always mystified by this. /stand file sizes Message-ID: <20021202115149.GA1211@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <5.1.1.6.0.20021202113033.021e5ac0@aph2k> References: <20021202102559.GA778@HAL9000.homeunix.com> <20021202063814.GA580@raggedclown.net> <20021202102559.GA778@HAL9000.homeunix.com> <5.1.1.6.0.20021202113033.021e5ac0@aph2k>
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On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 11:34:50AM +0000, Rob O'Donnell wrote: > At 12:21 02/12/2002 +0100, Cliff Sarginson wrote: > >On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 02:25:59AM -0800, David Schultz wrote: > >> > >> See crunchgen(1). > > > >Oh, that looks interesting :) > >I never knew of such a thing, is it a well kept secret or am I not > >widely read-enough ? > >In point of fact I am slightly puzzled by /stand's existance. It says in > >"hier" that it is for stand-alone systems. What exactly is it referring > >to ? (Yes I know what stand-alone means ! But what context is this used > >in ?) > > PicoBSD (see the scripts in ports and the freebsd-small mailing list) uses > it extensively to fit a subset of commands onto small media (typically a > single floppy disc) for use in niche aplications (eg a diskless pc as a > router). > Ok, mmm, will file that away for future reference. That's my first bit of new knowledge for the week, and it's only Monday :) -- Regards Cliff Sarginson The Netherlands [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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