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. -- ~Lynn Avants Linux Embedded Appliance Firewall Developer http://leaf.sourceforge.net http://guitarlynn.homelinux.org:81 ------------------------------------------------------- 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
