Re: bloat in libdebian-installer
On Thu, Oct 16, 2003 at 04:25:08PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote:
> Here we have a function that is used in one powerpc specific module, and
> in one utility program that is not installed as part of any d-i boot
> image. And yet this function is included on all our boot media, which
> is always almost full.
this is a realy bad example. this function is used in a bunch of
packages.
> fixed to call mapdevfs, like all the other boot loader installers do. In
> d-i, a binary is a much better way to export this functionality than a
> function.
the function needs nearly 1kb code, a binary for this needs at least
8kb. moving them out don't save anything.
bastian
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