Bug#158589: libc6: please provide an udeb
On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 04:42:48PM +0200, Tollef Fog Heen wrote:
> * Ben Collins
>
> | Debian installer using a udeb for libc/libm/libdl/ldso, doesn't make
> | much sense to me. Even if we get rid of the backward compatibility,
> | you're still looking at over 800k just for libc.so.6, and then 80k for
> | ld-linux.so.2. That doesn't even include libm/libdl.
>
> It makes sense. Trust me. Or go read the thread on -boot after my
> latest post to d-d-a. Or talk to me on IRC and I'll try to convince
> you.
>
> | I suspect debian-installer will need to have a dynamic module for when
> | an install image is built, based on the symbols it needs, and then use
> | mklibs (like boot-floppies does) to get a stripped down libc from
> | libc6-pic.
>
> We do that for the boot image, but one _can't know_ what parts will be
> needed later by the udebs installed into the installation image.
So we can make a udeb simply by copying the already built libs at
regular .deb creation? If it's that simple, please write up a patch to
the glibc build to do this. Please _do not_ ask us to do a special
optmized build just for creating udeb's. One build is enough right now.
If you want a smaller special build, then I suggest getting uClibc
ported :)
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