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Re: digest so far? (Re: makesyscalls (moving forward))



On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 12:21:33AM +0100, Roy Marples wrote:
 > On 16/06/2020 00:07, David Holland wrote:
 > > Kamil thinks that. I don't see why. Compiling data into tools just
 > > complicates everything.
 > 
 > libterminfo.so has some terms compiled into it if the databases are
 > unreadable for any reason. A handy fallback.
 > 
 > dhcpcd also embedds dhcpcd.conf definitions for all RFC DHCP/DHCPv6 and
 > applicable ND options. There is an option to install it as an external file
 > (not enabled in NetBSD), but then it's just another moving part to
 > maintain.

Those aren't build-time tools and have much more severe operational
requirements :-)

-- 
David A. Holland
dholland%netbsd.org@localhost


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