Re: glibc size and linux on a disk

[Andreas Jaeger]

Dumas Patrice <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi,
> I would like to use softwares which use glibc 2.2(.4), in a floppy only
> environment. But my concern is that the libc is 1.2 Mo large, and thus it is
> hard to have it fit on a floppy with a kernel, some modules and some 
> utilities.
>
> I have had a look at the documentation about the configure options, but I 
> can't
> really figure out how to have a more small library. Maybe with the
> --enable-add-on restricting the add-on used. Am I wrong ? Where do I find a
> list of add-ons, what they do, and their impact on libc size (if existing).

There's no option for a smaller glibc.  But search for sglibc, HJ is
working on something like that.

Andreas
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