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NetBSD-current Is Now fully dynamically linked

Posted by Hemos on Monday September 23, 2002 @05:12AM from the linking-logs dept.

jschauma writes "After quite some discussion on the current-users MailingList, Luke Mewburn announced that NetBSD-current is now, per default, a fully dynamically linked system. Please see his post to the list for details."

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Blech by ctr2sprt · 2002-09-23 05:43 · Score: 4, Insightful

I suppose the benefits will ultimately outweigh the costs, but it's just so much easier to have statically-linked /bin and /sbin programs. Means that no matter how badly I screw up an install of libc (for example), I'll at least be able to boot the system and the most important programs. Besides, it's so much easier to set up chroot jails when you don't need to worry what libraries /bin/sh and /bin/sleep require.
Actually, I suppose it really is a good thing: the people who want this new behavior can have it, and the people who don't are likely to be the ones who'll make-world anyway. I ain't agin it, I'm fer it, and ignore all statements to the contrary!