Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 17:24:32 -0800 (PST) From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@ref.tfs.com> To: kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu (Steven G Kargl) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: Re: install compressed binary patch Message-ID: <199503140124.RAA01364@ref.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: <199503140023.QAA15989@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> from "Steven G Kargl" at Mar 13, 95 04:22:59 pm
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> According to Poul-Henning Kamp: > > > > 1. The patch. You shouldn't need to fork a process to make the > > symlink, but then again, you shouldn't need the symlink in the > > first place ? > > Whoops, I have misunderstood how your psuedo-device has worked since, > well..., since I've used it. Damn, I better look closer at the system. > I was under the impression that a symlink was mandatory to tell the > kernel that the binary was compressed. Well, I guess I can remove the > sym link part. It actually checks the header in the file... > Actually, make world was a (poor?) example. But, consider the installation > on a production machine of some of the ports. The binary for Octave was over > 4 MB before compression. With `gzip -9', the binary is around 750 KB. I get > similar compression for other large binaries. > > The `-z' would be useful perhaps for XFree86 where the site.def(?) file allows > one to specify the install program and install flags (if i recall correctly). > Then, you can automatically have X built with compressed binaries. > Ok, fix the symlink stuff, and I'll stick it in the tree. -- Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@login.dknet.dk> -- TRW Financial Systems, Inc. 'All relevant people are pertinent' && 'All rude people are impertinent' => 'no rude people are relevant'
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