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On Nov 24, 2011 5:13 AM, "Florian Philipp" <lists@×××××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> Am 23.11.2011 20:48, schrieb Mark Knecht: |
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> > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Paul Hartman |
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> > <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> >> On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info> |
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wrote: |
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> >>> I'm just wondering, what are the benefits & drawbacks of turning on |
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> >>> "static" USE flag for sys-boot/grub? |
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> >> I seem to remember it has something to do with whether you're using |
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> >> 32bit vs 64bit, but I can't be certain. |
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> > Fundamentally doesn't it build in any libraries, etc.? I don't know |
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really. |
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> > I actually use the grub-static package on my systems vs grub and |
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> > messing with USE flags. I think it was Duncan on the amd64 list that |
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> > recommended that years ago but I haven't a clue as to what the reason |
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> > was. |
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> > - Mark |
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> You are referring to this: |
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> http://www.mail-archive.com/gentoo-amd64@l.g.o/msg12619.html |
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> Also be sure not to confuse sys-boot/grub with USE="static" and |
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> sys-boot/grub-static. grub-static is required for AMD64 with a |
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> no-multilib profile (because grub is always 32bit and you cannot build |
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> grub on such a system). If you have a multilib profile, you can use |
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> sys-boot/grub with USE="-static" just like me: |
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> ldd /sbin/grub |
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> linux-gate.so.1 => (0xffffe000) |
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> libncurses.so.5 => /lib32/libncurses.so.5 (0xf76bf000) |
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> libc.so.6 => /lib32/libc.so.6 (0xf7535000) |
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> libdl.so.2 => /lib32/libdl.so.2 (0xf7531000) |
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> /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0xf7733000) |
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> As with all USE="static" flags, there is no real need for a normal |
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> system unless it helps to avoid a /usr/lib dependency for a /bin or |
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> /sbin binary which is not the case here. It also doesn't affect the boot |
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> loader, only its installer. |
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Thanks, Florian! |
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How I wish there's a wiki-style guide explaining USE flags, subtle |
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differences between packages with similar name, etc. |
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... |
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Hmm... I think I'm going to start such a wiki. Unless someone have started |
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it first. |
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Let's see if I can coax my hosting to increase my hosting space without |
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additional fees... |
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Rgds, |
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