Re: Question about static libraries and compression
On Wednesday 24 December 2003 13:24, Sergey 'DoubleF' Zaharchenko wrote: On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 18:32:04 + Daniela [EMAIL PROTECTED] probably wrote: I have a problem with linking: When I invoke make, I always give it the -DNOSTATIC option on the commandline to save space. However, this doesn't work. My system still builds static libraries. Or are the binaries linked dynamically, and the static libs are there for nothing? I guess it's safe to delete them, right? If you *know* no user will ever need them (he is not going to write programs which link statically), then it's all right. The main problem is, I tell the system to link everything dynamically (-DNOSTATIC), but my system doesn't do it. The binaries are still linked statically. Did I do something wrong? I always thought it's the -DNOSTATIC option. Everything is self-compiled, I do not use binary packages at all. Also, I read that the kernel can execute gzipped a.out binaries directly, can the same thing be done for ELF? I need a really small system, because I want gzexe. to boot and run it from CD-ROM. Try putting the programs in a crunchbox, as it is done on most boot-floppies. Man crunchgen, chrunchide, etc. I think compression and dynamic linking (when I get it to work) will suffice. Thanks for your help. It's almost done, just a few minor changes and we're ready to go. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Question about static libraries and compression
On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 18:32:04 + Daniela [EMAIL PROTECTED] probably wrote: I have a problem with linking: When I invoke make, I always give it the -DNOSTATIC option on the commandline to save space. However, this doesn't work. My system still builds static libraries. Or are the binaries linked dynamically, and the static libs are there for nothing? I guess it's safe to delete them, right? If you *know* no user will ever need them (he is not going to write programs which link statically), then it's all right. Everything is self-compiled, I do not use binary packages at all. Also, I read that the kernel can execute gzipped a.out binaries directly, can the same thing be done for ELF? I need a really small system, because I want gzexe. to boot and run it from CD-ROM. Try putting the programs in a crunchbox, as it is done on most boot-floppies. Man crunchgen, chrunchide, etc. Regards, Daniela ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- DoubleF I can resist anything but temptation. pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Question about static libraries and compression
On Tuesday 23 December 2003 17:44, User wrote: Hi, To be honest, I don't really know about the static libraries question. But other then that, when you install FreeBSD, and choose for the smallest configuration possible during the installation, are you taking up more then 700 MB of space then? I don't believe it'll be that much. I reckon that recompiling the kernel and remove on unnesessairy things out of it saves disk space as well. A normal installation takes much less, but I also put lots of apps on it. And I can't compile a minimal kernel because I can't know yet what will be necessary on the system running it. You can also consider building FreeBSD from scratch. I've already done that, everything is built from scratch. Like that you can make sure you're installing only the things you need to conserve disk space. Or consider using Knoppix *hides* I'm trying to build a system like Knoppix, but with more features. Cheers, Jorn On Tuesday 23 December 2003 19:32, Daniela wrote: I have a problem with linking: When I invoke make, I always give it the -DNOSTATIC option on the commandline to save space. However, this doesn't work. My system still builds static libraries. Or are the binaries linked dynamically, and the static libs are there for nothing? I guess it's safe to delete them, right? Everything is self-compiled, I do not use binary packages at all. Also, I read that the kernel can execute gzipped a.out binaries directly, can the same thing be done for ELF? I need a really small system, because I want to boot and run it from CD-ROM. Regards, Daniela ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
