Am Mittwoch, 7. Juli 2004 04:13 schrieb Lynn Avants: > On Tuesday 06 July 2004 03:58 pm, Erich Titl wrote: > [...] > > > Some time ago I tried to use busybox ash instead of the installed one on > > Bering 1.2+. My goal was to get more space for possibly a more recent > > gclibc library and more modern package versions. I quickly found out that > > the ash syntax used in, for example, the backup routines did not work. > > I guess in order to be able to use different shells we should stick to an > > extreme low level of the possible tricks in the scripting _dialect_ so > > porting issues will pop up less frequently. This may sound like heresy in > > the ears of shell afficionados but will enhance the chance to use > > different interpreters. > > > > No idea how much work it would take to get up to level alone with busybox > > ash, let alone with another interpreter. > > David D rewrote Oxygen from the ground up in his last release to use > BB-ash. The problem we basically face is the behavior of the glibc-2.0.7 > Ash- (stripped) is not compatible with any other version of Ash known to > mankind. This is the reason that David had to re-write init and other core > files when he made the switch. That is likely another reason why we are > still using the same binary that is so ancient. I don't know what the > difference is, but everything else I've compiled has had syntax conflicts > with one package or another (if it even boots correctly to begin with). > IIRC, UClibc-team has made several corrections when they were first > starting the project. I also seem to recall that they are using BB-Ash, so > this is likely the best place to look at using a different (and compatible) > shell.
No Bering-uClibc still uses the same old ash version. We evaluate from time to time newer bb-ash and dash versions; but so far we still run into problems. kp ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com _______________________________________________ leaf-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel
