Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 01:25:10 -0400 From: Klaus Steden <klaus@compt.com> To: Roger Marquis <marquis@roble.com> Cc: security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Legacy Static Linking (was: Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-02:28.resolv) Message-ID: <20020627012510.X589@cthulu.compt.com> In-Reply-To: <20020626183519.F36946-100000@roble.com>; from marquis@roble.com on Wed, Jun 26, 2002 at 06:46:42PM -0700 References: <20020626183519.F36946-100000@roble.com>
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> > This makes a good case for doing away with static linking of system > binaries. > > Why does FreeBSD have statically linked binaries? > I dunno, I find static binaries pretty damn useful as bootstrap and recovery tools on broken systems that don't necessarily run FreeBSD but whose disks I have to preserve. Static binaries still have a purpose, inasmuch as dynamic binaries have a purpose. I would be disappointed to discover static linking done away with ... however, a system-wide compile time option might not be a bad idea. $0.02, Klaus To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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