Re: [gentoo-user] sys-boot/grub USE="static"

[Mark Knecht]

Thank. That is the thread I was remembering.

Cheers,
Mark

On 11/23/11, Florian Philipp <lists@×××××××××××.net> wrote:
> Am 23.11.2011 20:48, schrieb Mark Knecht:
>> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Paul Hartman
>> <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> wrote:
>>> On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info> wrote:
>>>> I'm just wondering, what are the benefits & drawbacks of turning on
>>>> "static" USE flag for sys-boot/grub?
>>>
>>> I seem to remember it has something to do with whether you're using
>>> 32bit vs 64bit, but I can't be certain.
>>
>> Fundamentally doesn't it build in any libraries, etc.? I don't know
>> really.
>>
>> I actually use the grub-static package on my systems vs grub and
>> messing with USE flags. I think it was Duncan on the amd64 list that
>> recommended that years ago but I haven't a clue as to what the reason
>> was.
>>
>> - Mark
>>
>
> You are referring to this:
> http://www.mail-archive.com/gentoo-amd64@l.g.o/msg12619.html
>
> Also be sure not to confuse sys-boot/grub with USE="static" and
> sys-boot/grub-static. grub-static is required for AMD64 with a
> no-multilib profile (because grub is always 32bit and you cannot build
> grub on such a system). If you have a multilib profile, you can use
> sys-boot/grub with USE="-static" just like me:
>
> ldd /sbin/grub
>         linux-gate.so.1 =>  (0xffffe000)
>         libncurses.so.5 => /lib32/libncurses.so.5 (0xf76bf000)
>         libc.so.6 => /lib32/libc.so.6 (0xf7535000)
>         libdl.so.2 => /lib32/libdl.so.2 (0xf7531000)
>         /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xf7733000)
>
> As with all USE="static" flags, there is no real need for a normal
> system unless it helps to avoid a /usr/lib dependency for a /bin or
> /sbin binary which is not the case here. It also doesn't affect the boot
> loader, only its installer.
>
> Regards,
> Florian Philipp
>
>