On Nov 24, 2011 5:13 AM, "Florian Philipp" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Am 23.11.2011 20:48, schrieb Mark Knecht: > > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Paul Hartman > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Pandu Poluan <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> I'm just wondering, what are the benefits & drawbacks of turning on > >>> "static" USE flag for sys-boot/grub? > >> > >> I seem to remember it has something to do with whether you're using > >> 32bit vs 64bit, but I can't be certain. > > > > Fundamentally doesn't it build in any libraries, etc.? I don't know really. > > > > I actually use the grub-static package on my systems vs grub and > > messing with USE flags. I think it was Duncan on the amd64 list that > > recommended that years ago but I haven't a clue as to what the reason > > was. > > > > - Mark > > > > You are referring to this: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg12619.html > > Also be sure not to confuse sys-boot/grub with USE="static" and > sys-boot/grub-static. grub-static is required for AMD64 with a > no-multilib profile (because grub is always 32bit and you cannot build > grub on such a system). If you have a multilib profile, you can use > sys-boot/grub with USE="-static" just like me: > > ldd /sbin/grub > linux-gate.so.1 => (0xffffe000) > libncurses.so.5 => /lib32/libncurses.so.5 (0xf76bf000) > libc.so.6 => /lib32/libc.so.6 (0xf7535000) > libdl.so.2 => /lib32/libdl.so.2 (0xf7531000) > /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xf7733000) > > As with all USE="static" flags, there is no real need for a normal > system unless it helps to avoid a /usr/lib dependency for a /bin or > /sbin binary which is not the case here. It also doesn't affect the boot > loader, only its installer. >
Thanks, Florian! How I wish there's a wiki-style guide explaining USE flags, subtle differences between packages with similar name, etc. ... Hmm... I think I'm going to start such a wiki. Unless someone have started it first. Let's see if I can coax my hosting to increase my hosting space without additional fees... Rgds,
