Bernhard Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070508]: > On Mon, May 07, 2007 at 10:34:06PM +0100, Wookey wrote: > >On 2007-05-07 21:55 +0100, Neil Williams wrote: > >> I wrote a little script to try to calculate any missing dependencies, > >> add up the download and installation sizes and compare with Debian. > >> These are the results (with a few comments): > >> > > > >> Using Debian versions (without accounting for any extra dependencies > >> that the Debian packages would require): > >> Debian Install total=30Mb > >> Debian Download total=10Mb > >> > >> Our versions (with libgcc1 and libstdc++6 to make an installable set): > >> Emdebian Install total=15Mb > >> Emdebian Download total=5Mb > >> (the majority of that is libc6) > >> > >> To be able to install the packages from Debian, this set is necessary: > >> busybox base-files cdebconf dpkg apt libstdc++6 libc6 base-passwd > >> initscripts login module-init-tools passwd sysvinit sysv-rc libgcc1 > >> libpopt0 libgcc1 gcc-4.1-base mount libselinux1 awk lsb-base > >> libpam-modules libpam0g coreutils debian-archive-keyring libatk1.0-0 > >> libcap1 gnupg libldap2 libdb4.3 libusb-0.1-4 libgnutls13 gpgv > >> libgcrypt11 makedev libgpg-error0 liblzo1 > >> > >> Those would bump the set up to: > >> Debian Install total=47Mb > >> Debian Download total=17Mb > >> > >> vs > >> Emdebian Install total=15Mb > >> Emdebian Download total=5Mb > >> > >> So, overall, almost a 33% reduction. > > > >That's actually a 68% reduction. The size is 32% of the old size. :-) > > > >And in fact, can you actually make a busybox-based debian rootfs in > >practice - I don't think the dependencies will allow it? > > My usual comfortable rootfs (without a compiler, though), is about 5Mb, > i fear that the dependencies would make this considerably bigger. > mount, makedev awk, login, dpkg, coreutils, passwd sound a little bit > redundant since busybox is supposed to be able to replace all of them,
What should be done is to replace those packages with a busybox-minimal package. Busybox is the default in all embedded custom distribs. -- Benjamin Henrion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> FFII Brussels - +32-484-566109 - +32-2-4148403 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
