Subject: Re: sticky bit on executables
To: None <jsarkes@tiac.net>
From: Thor Lancelot Simon <tls@rek.tjls.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 05/12/2000 00:03:31
On Thu, May 11, 2000 at 10:17:58PM -0400, Joseph Sarkes wrote:
> Does the sticky bit being set on an executable have any
> effect in netbsd? It used to keep a copy of the executable in
> swap, but I don't see anything but directory usage now for
> the bit. My question is whether it would help to reduce time
> for system builds if the gcc/ld files were +t and resident.
I don't think that will help much (if any) more than just making sure
your build tools are statically linked.
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