Subject: Re: why /bin and /sbin static
To: SUNAGAWA Keiki <Keiki_SUNAGAWA@yokogawa.co.jp>
From: None <wojtek@wojtek.from.pl>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 03/19/2001 08:17:18
> wojtek> hard drive i think or prepare special big static
> wojtek> rescue binary for this and don't use it in normal
> wojtek> operation
> 
> So you reboot the server machine in which other people run
> many programs in several days when you accidentally remove
> some libraries?  Static linking /bin & /sbin saves more time
> than dynamic one.

no - i would then run this static binary :)

> 
> Just curious, do you build your own vary-stripped-down
> kernel?  GENERIC is huge for older model in these days.
yes.