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Date:      Thu, 20 Apr 2000 11:08:33 -0500 (CDT)
From:      "Jeffrey S. Sharp" <jss@subatomix.com>
To:        Andrzej Bialecki <abial@webgiro.com>
Cc:        freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: [HEADS-UP] reviewers needed for repairs to PicoBSD -
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004201100590.26757-100000@lepton.subatomix.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.20.0004201117500.62537-100000@mx.webgiro.com>

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On Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Andrzej Bialecki wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, Jeffrey S. Sharp wrote:
> > On Wed, 19 Apr 2000 papowell@astart.com wrote:
> > >
> > > ... 'make supported build' ...
> > > 
> > > Looks like the answer is no for now.
> > 
> > I'm also working on a make-based build system. ...
> 
> Hmmm... Do you have some patented method for stripping unused parts of
> shared libs? Otherwise the dynamic version in total occupies much more
> space than crunched binary. I remember a couple of suggestions in the past
> (should be in the archive)

I didn't think of that.  Good idea.  I'll check that archive.
.
> Do you have some idea how to modularize picobsd better, so that some
> modules (i.e. programs, libs) can be added/removed without recompiling
> everything?

Hopefully, that will be one result of using a make-based build.

> Do you plan to use kernel modules to give flexibility of adding/removing
> drivers as needed?

The design is flexible enough that the use of kernel modules is just a
configuration issue.  No special support will be necessary in the build
system.

> The feature list sounds very nice. Keep up the good work!

Thanks!

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Jeffrey S. Sharp   (XorAxAx)
jss@subatomix.com

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