On Mon, 11 Nov 2002, Tim Kientzle wrote: > The possibility of dynamically linking /(s)bin seems > to recur pretty regularly. As libc continues to grow, > this idea seems worth revisiting. However, I've come up > with an alternative that might be worth considering.
I'm open to patches for building /[s]bin as dynamic. If you have time and can coordinate with [EMAIL PROTECTED] to build the patch, I would appreciate it. > 4) Implement a command-line helper. A user_from_uid > binary could be run by /bin/mv as needed. This could > povide most of the benefits of a daemon with the > added advantage of on-demand loading; no memory is > required unless the service is actually needed. >... > I've started experimenting with the helper binary approach > (#4 above), and it seems pretty workable. Of course, a single > helper should handle user, group, and DNS lookups and do so in > a way that does not require re-running it for every lookup. I > can manage all of that without too much trouble. Making a separate pw resolver program probably is too drastic a change, so I think it's better to focus for now on a patch to allow building the entire /[s]bin or user-selected parts as dynamic. -Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
