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Date:      Mon, 24 Nov 2003 15:48:57 -0800
From:      Tim Kientzle <kientzle@acm.org>
To:        obrien@freebsd.org
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: HEADS UP: /bin and /sbin are now dynamically linked
Message-ID:  <3FC298E9.1050000@acm.org>
In-Reply-To: <20031124224030.GB67578@dragon.nuxi.com>
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David O'Brien wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 24, 2003 at 12:08:58PM -0800, Tim Kientzle wrote:
> 
>>... I think [/rescue] only needs to support those
>>recovery actions necessary to repair /bin and /sbin if they break.
> 
> My stance is that no failure mode needs to
> be repairable that wasn't repairable with a static /.

I'm willing to compromise, David.

Here's what I suggest:

  * I could support removing vi/ex from /rescue.

  * In exchange for this concession, would you be willing
    to support adding fetch?

I expect this exchange would result in a net 150-200 kB
savings in /rescue.

How about it?

Tim



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