Adam Fabian wrote: > On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 07:12:04PM -0800, Jay O'Brien wrote: > >>However, the FreeBSD Handbook says to type /stand/sysinstall: >>I find the following files are present: >> >> 403488 Nov 4 17:27 /usr/sbin/sysinstall >>2046148 Nov 4 20:22 /stand/sysinstall >> >>When I invoke these programs, the screens that come up are >>identical, and the functions seem to be the same. >> >>Why are there two versions of sysinstall, one five times the >>size of the other, and what are the differences between them >>other than file size and time? > > > Everything in /stand is statically linked, which means that corrupt > libraries or libraries on an unavailable partition will not affect > their operation. That also means they're larger. This could be > useful if you bring the system up single-user and /usr, on a separate > partition, is corrupt or destroyed. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] /home/afabian $ ldd /stand/sysinstall > ldd: /stand/sysinstall: not a dynamic executable > [EMAIL PROTECTED] /home/afabian $ ldd /usr/sbin/sysinstall > /usr/sbin/sysinstall: > libdialog.so.4 => /usr/lib/libdialog.so.4 (0x280b9000) > libncurses.so.5 => /lib/libncurses.so.5 (0x280d2000) > libutil.so.4 => /lib/libutil.so.4 (0x28111000) > libftpio.so.5 => /usr/lib/libftpio.so.5 (0x2811d000) > libc.so.5 => /lib/libc.so.5 (0x2812200
Adam, Thank you very much. That is a very clear explanation, and you exposed me to a new command, ldd. I'll also review the directory structure to better understand "/stand/". There's sure a lot to learn, but how can I go wrong with such a great support staff? Regards, Jay _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
