Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 21:10:28 -0800 From: Gordon Tetlow <gordont@gnf.org> To: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: HEADS UP: /bin and /sbin are now dynamically linked Message-ID: <20031116051028.GA30485@roark.gnf.org>
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--l21Zc9uzwusa2dXo Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline I just committed a patch to change /bin and /sbin from statically to dynamically linked. If you don't like the idea of using a dynamically linked /bin and /sbin, now is the time to define NO_DYNAMICROOT in your make.conf. The reasons for doing so have been hashed over lots of times. But the short of it: 1) Much smaller /bin and /sbin. On i386, /bin and /sbin are 33 MB static. Dynamically linked, they are only 4 MB. 2) Proper support for NSS. This will finally allow you to use NSS modules and get things like usernames in ls -l working for modules that are dynamically loaded. -gordon --l21Zc9uzwusa2dXo Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/twbERu2t9DV9ZfsRApntAKCMqnVzH1N0AOKpuz/02yiuQHWGigCfTzoN jZyKneno5DNRXhKB1v3W2Kk= =Ak57 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --l21Zc9uzwusa2dXo--
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