On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 02:43:14PM -0700, Alan Batie wrote: > On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 05:33:45PM -0400, Matthew Graybosch wrote: > > > rm - 410 268 bytes, > > > mv - 407 568 bytes, > > > date - 423 748 bytes. > > > > As others explained these commands and others are statically linked so that > > they do not depend on libraries that live in /usr. > > Once upon a time, libraries were constructed so that only the modules > you were actually using got included, even static ones. Or so I was given > to understand... Since libc is 1.2Meg, there still seems to be a little > bit of that going on, but sheesh!
I remember that as well. I'd sure like to know why that changed. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
