Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2003 12:08:18 -0800 From: Tim Kientzle <kientzle@acm.org> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: devd, crunchgen, C++, and /rescue Message-ID: <3E134AB2.8030401@acm.org>
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I'm slowly tracking down the remaining minor issues with my all-static crunchgen-ed /rescue implementation. This includes pretty much everything from /bin and /sbin, as well as a few useful tools from /usr/bin and /usr/sbin. However, I've just run into an ugly problem. Specifically, devd is now written in C++ (as of a few weeks ago) and crunchgen does _not_ play well with C++ programs. For now, this means that devd will not be in /rescue. I'm not entirely happy about this. Policy question: Is C++ considered acceptable in /bin and /sbin? (I presume so, since Warner's doing it.) Technical Question: Does anyone know how to get crunchgen to play nicely with C++ programs? (I've tried a couple of simple changes to the generated makefile with no success.) Usability Question: How necessary is devd likely to be for people recovering from serious disaster? (Imagine that /usr, /bin, and /sbin are all broken. Will some people require devd to get a network adapter or hot-plug CD-ROM running, for example?) Thanks for any assistance or ideas, Tim Kientzle To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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