Re: [PATCH] build: reduce size of multi-call binary by reusing test logic

[Pádraig Brady]

On 18/07/2026 04:44, Collin Funk wrote:

Map the '[' command to which selects appropriate behavior at runtime,
rather than separate binaries for each closely related utility.

     $ size src/coreutils-prev
        text    data     bss     dec     hex filename
     1485188    7348 2191968 3684504  383898 src/coreutils-prev
     $ size src/coreutils
        text    data     bss     dec     hex filename
     1476092    7348 2191936 3675376  3814f0 src/coreutils

Very nice.

A 9K size reduction is a NEWSworthy improvement.

There was lots of awkward wiring up with that one.

Thanks for doing all that.

Padraig