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From: Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] sys-boot/grub USE="static"
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:51:18
Message-Id: CAK2H+edKJWv_7dppkX24SppwYQfd0VB8=ebNL_aPjV7RoLvJRg@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] sys-boot/grub USE="static" by Paul Hartman
1 On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Paul Hartman
2 <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> wrote:
3 > On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info> wrote:
4 >> I'm just wondering, what are the benefits & drawbacks of turning on
5 >> "static" USE flag for sys-boot/grub?
6 >
7 > I seem to remember it has something to do with whether you're using
8 > 32bit vs 64bit, but I can't be certain.
9
10 Fundamentally doesn't it build in any libraries, etc.? I don't know really.
11
12 I actually use the grub-static package on my systems vs grub and
13 messing with USE flags. I think it was Duncan on the amd64 list that
14 recommended that years ago but I haven't a clue as to what the reason
15 was.
16
17 - Mark

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] sys-boot/grub USE="static" Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] sys-boot/grub USE="static" Florian Philipp <lists@×××××××××××.net>