On Thu, 2002-04-18 at 18:50, Ian Mortimer wrote: > > I see that the rpm4.0.3 that came with rh72 is dynamically linked but the > > 4.0.4 update is statically linked and 9MB+ bigger in size as a result. > > > > Anybody know why that change was made and what value it adds ? I'd sure > > like to see it dynamically linked due to the size issue. > > I don't know the official reason but one obvious reason would be > to reduce rpm's dependencies. Roughly, anything that lives in /bin or /sbin, that could possibly be needed to "fix" the system should be statically linked. Obviously, this could be taken to a rediculous extreme, but I do count rpm as a "required to work even if shared libs don't" type tool. > -- Hunter Matthews Unix / Network Administrator Office: BioScience 145/244 Duke Univ. Biology Department Key: F0F88438 / FFB5 34C0 B350 99A4 BB02 9779 A5DB 8B09 F0F8 8438 Never take candy from strangers. Especially on the internet.
