On Thu, Apr 08, 2004 at 12:52:22AM +0200, Thiemo Seufer wrote: > Stephen R Marenka wrote: > > I got curious about how much adding netcat to busybox on d-i would > > cost us. If I did everything right, on i386 it doesn't cost anything (I > > don't know, two binaries the same size -- only one with nc, go figure). > > On m68k it costs an additional 1552 bytes. > > > > I'd sure like to have a netcat in d-i's busybox. > > For what do you intend to use it? It'd be a handy way to get logs off my floppy-challenged boxes. I've also needed to test the network, which is a bit challenging without even ping. I was looking for some such tool and nc was the cheapest. -- Stephen R. Marenka If life's not fun, you're not doing it right! <stephen@marenka.net>
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