Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 4 Oct 2001 18:21:27 +1000 | From | CaT <> | Subject | Re: Security question: "Text file busy" overwriting executables but not shared libraries? |
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On Thu, Oct 04, 2001 at 12:15:01AM -0600, Eric W. Biederman wrote: > I have days when I'm frustrated by the size of both glibc and the > linux kernel. stripped both the linux kernel and glibc are comparable > in size. Though I think the 400KB of compressed glibc-2.1.2 is > actually smaller than the kernel for the most part. I have to strip > off practically everthing to get a useable bzImage under 400KB. > > So any good ideas on how to get the size of linux down?
Mind if I ask why you need a bzimage under 400kb? Just curious as I've never had the need. (And I can see needing it less then 1.4meg - are you trying to get a kernel AND a ramdisk on the one floppy?)
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