Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 17 Jan 2003 11:08:24 +0100 | From | DervishD <> | Subject | Re: Changing argv[0] under Linux. |
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Hi Tethys :)
> > See the previous messages. I want to avoid mounting /proc. > Yes, I'd read them, but obviously missed the need to avoid /proc.
Let's say that there is no need to avoid /proc, but things like those must be the last resort, because the problems they introduce are bigger than the problem they help to solve :)
> I assume the idea behind this is for some very low memory embedded > device. Sounds interesting (and actually, one of the few legitimate > reasons I've seen for wanting to override argv[0]!).
Yes, vcinit was designed for a reduced embedded device. And it was very interesting (well, at first...) but now the work rests in the heaven of abandonware ;)))
> Without /proc, I can't think of any easy way of doing it, short of > wading through /dev/kmem :-)
Ouch! ;)))
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