Date: 4 Nov 2003 18:08:29 -0000 From: Larry Baird <lab@gta.com> To: small@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Pico and the big ash Message-ID: <20031104180829.2859.qmail@gta.com> In-Reply-To: <3FA7CC50.8070909@bsd.com.br>
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In article <3FA7CC50.8070909@bsd.com.br> you wrote: > Hello :) > > I have made a PicoBSD based on the latest 5.1-CURRENT code (w/o the > debug stuff, sure) and i noticed that /bin/sh is considerably bigger on > 5 when compared to RELENG_4 (had never noticed before). Is there a > compatible sh (for the rc scripts) shell, that is smallber than the > system's? Or, a way i can build src/bin/sh smaller, or even an > alternative not so feature-rich ash shell that can compile on REL_5.. > Have also tried msh tinyware, but it does not build. I am not a good C > programmer so rewriting myself the system's src/bin/sh is something i > cannt do. > > Any idea/suggestions? If you rebuild the tinyware stuff with -DOINIT_RC it will not use an external shell, but instead use a simple built in one. Depending upon your shell needs this may or may not work for you. Take a look at /usr/src/release/picobsd/tinyware/oinit/README. Larry -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Larry Baird | http://www.gta.com Global Technology Associates, Inc. | Orlando, FL Email: lab@gta.com | TEL 407-380-0220, FAX 407-380-6080
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