Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 23:55:03 -0500 From: Richard Coleman <richardcoleman@mindspring.com> To: bv@wjv.com Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP: /bin and /sbin are now dynamically linked Message-ID: <3FB854A7.9030006@mindspring.com> In-Reply-To: <20031117043747.GB66773@wjv.com> References: <20031117042234.7A5FE16A547@hub.freebsd.org> <20031117043747.GB66773@wjv.com>
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Bill Vermillion wrote: >>>>1) Much smaller /bin and /sbin. On i386, /bin and /sbin are 33 MB >>>>static. >>>> Dynamically linked, they are only 4 MB. > > > I don't think saving that little space on the / partition is as > important as having everthing in sbin being able to stand alone no > matter what is corrupted. If you need to recover from a corrupted system, why is it so important to use /bin or /sbin, when /rescue is there for that exact purpose? I think it is much more important that nsswitch.conf work properly. But I think the time for these discussions is passed. I think at this stage the important thing is to make it work correctly. Richard Coleman richardcoleman@mindspring.com
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