Subject: Re: Static linking of Citrus modules
To: None <tech-userlevel@netbsd.org>
From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg@britannica.bec.de>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 07/14/2005 21:01:50
On Thu, Jul 14, 2005 at 10:22:57AM -0700, Jason Thorpe wrote:
> 
> On Jul 14, 2005, at 8:39 AM, Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
> 
> >Because there are good reasons to link static binaries outside / 
> >rescue.
> >On DragonFly we have /bin and /sbin static and if I'm not mistaken,  
> >a vocal
> >minority uses a similiar setup on NetBSD too.
> 
> ...and that vocal minority will simply have to live without some of  
> the features of a modern systems.  NetBSD decided to go with an all- 
> dynamic system, and I don't see why we should have to jump through  
> hoops in order to (only partially) satisfy a very small number of  
> people.

This doesn't change *anything* for dynamic libc. It just adds a feature
for static binaries. But I'll stop here, since there seems to be no
interest.

Joerg