Re: Do we need insmod/rmmod?
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, Erik Andersen wrote:
> I looks like the stock modutils-2.3.6 version of modprobe compiled with
> "-Os" and when not compiling in insmod/rmmod weighs in at 44k (vs 62k
> for the stock debian modutils version). I could probably strip modprobe
> down a bit further by removing some more obscure features.
>
> So I have several questions:
>
> 1) Would using something other than the stock debian modutils cause
> anybody heartburn?
Just a thought...
I don't understand why you can't butcher whatever is required to get the
system installed from floppies, as long as dpkg knows to upgrade the
partial/hacked packages (perhaps flagged as "installed",
"reinstall-required" in /var/lib/dpkg/status).
The only problem I can see is if someone tries to run with the base
system (as installed from floppies only) without fetching additional
packages via an automated process. i.e., if someone installs from
floppies, then adds packages by "dpkg -i <.../dir/package>" without
bothering to upgrade the partial/hacked packages.
IMO, the base system needs just enough to allow one to
upgrade to a full system via whatever method possible (including
grabbing files via zmodem, which was not possible with bo, hamm or
slink because no comm prog was included in base!).
later,
Bruce
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