Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 09:49:43 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org> To: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ar Makefile src/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/as Makefile.inc0 src/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ld Makefile src/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/ranlib Makefile Message-ID: <20010228094942.H92203@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <xzpn1b6py8b.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>; from des@ofug.org on Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 05:29:40PM %2B0100 References: <200102271125.f1RBPig49632@freefall.freebsd.org> <Pine.BSF.4.33.0102271746280.26953-100000@volatile.chemikals.org> <20010227150929.B72398@dragon.nuxi.com> <xzpg0gyyifl.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <20010228102308.K767@ohm.physics.purdue.edu> <xzpn1b6py8b.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
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On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 05:29:40PM +0100, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:
> Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu> writes:
> > Why make make(1) statically linked?
>
> Because a) you need it to recover from e.g. libc fuckups
Given a static toolchain, you can build a static make(1) easily enough.
So this argument isn't a strong one.
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-- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
GNU is Not Unix / Linux Is Not UniX
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