Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 18:33:05 -0700 From: Jonathan Mini <mini@freebsd.org> To: Peter Wemm <peter@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/i386/boot2 Makefile boot2.c Message-ID: <20020513183305.M43682@stylus.haikugeek.com> In-Reply-To: <200205112140.g4BLe0O46775@freefall.freebsd.org>; from peter@FreeBSD.org on Sat, May 11, 2002 at 02:39:59PM -0700 References: <200205112140.g4BLe0O46775@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Peter Wemm [peter@FreeBSD.org] wrote : > peter 2002/05/11 14:39:59 PDT > > Modified files: > sys/boot/i386/boot2 Makefile boot2.c > Log: > Use a crowbar and duct-tape to make boot2 fit again. This gets it down > to 4 bytes free. I removed a printf (the Keyboard yes/no) since it is of > marginal value and sed'ed the generated asm output to remove the unwanted > aligns. There's probably a better way to gain a few extra bytes than > losing the printf. Shortening strings is probably a better option but this > should get us over the hurdle. Have we considered compressing the strings using come nefariously lame compression mechanism? ASCII text tends to compress really well even with methods that have really small decompression algorithms. -- Jonathan Mini <mini@freebsd.org> http://www.haikugeek.com "He who is not aware of his ignorance will be only misled by his knowledge." -- Richard Whatley To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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