Subject: Re: Static linking of Citrus modules
To: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg@britannica.bec.de>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@shagadelic.org>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 07/14/2005 10:22:57
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.

-- thorpej