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| author | Bernhard Reutner-Fischer <rep.dot.nop@gmail.com> | 2006-08-20 17:35:13 +0000 |
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| committer | Bernhard Reutner-Fischer <rep.dot.nop@gmail.com> | 2006-08-20 17:35:13 +0000 |
| commit | d591a360d39f9bca3479b913fe4c5773965d18cf (patch) | |
| tree | 994b43e608bc4640dff7d1bd333938229b874d82 /docs/busybox.net/FAQ.html | |
| parent | 13068a4fdbe558daea85820fec663db3536aacff (diff) | |
| download | busybox-d591a360d39f9bca3479b913fe4c5773965d18cf.tar.gz | |
- merge -r15463:15564 from busybox_scratch branch through these changesets:
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r15465 | aldot | 2006-06-21 20:48:06 +0200 (Wed, 21 Jun 2006) | 3 lines
- use CONFIG_BUSYBOX_EXEC_PATH as before it one was broken by a recent revert.
- use xchdir() since all is invain if it fails there anyways, supposedly
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r15466 | aldot | 2006-06-21 20:55:16 +0200 (Wed, 21 Jun 2006) | 2 lines
- adjust docs to take CONFIG_BUSYBOX_EXEC_PATH into account.
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r15467 | aldot | 2006-06-21 21:31:24 +0200 (Wed, 21 Jun 2006) | 18 lines
- partial fallout of my TREE_USED touchup against gcc-4.2: rip unused vars, save
s 144 bytes
text data bss dec hex filename
862434 10156 645924 1518514 172bb2 busybox.old
862322 10156 645892 1518370 172b22 busybox
function old new delta
z_len 4 - -4
textend 4 - -4
part_nb 4 - -4
insize 4 - -4
ifile_size 4 - -4
do_link 4 - -4
new_text 70 60 -10
ipaddr_list_link 33 23 -10
gzip_main 898 822 -76
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(add/remove: 0/6 grow/shrink: 0/3 up/down: 0/-120) Total: -120 bytes
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r15468 | aldot | 2006-06-21 21:43:05 +0200 (Wed, 21 Jun 2006) | 19 lines
- remove useless global exports
function old new delta
rpm_main 940 1601 +661
rpm_getstring 107 112 +5
rpm_getint 148 153 +5
loop_through_files 103 106 +3
fileaction_dobackup 115 113 -2
fileaction_list 5 - -5
rpm_getcount 42 - -42
extract_cpio_gz 161 - -161
rpm_gettags 504 - -504
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(add/remove: 0/4 grow/shrink: 4/1 up/down: 674/-714) Total: -40 bytes
text data bss dec hex filename
862322 10156 645892 1518370 172b22 busybox.old
862290 10156 645892 1518338 172b02 busybox
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r15555 | aldot | 2006-06-30 14:10:11 +0200 (Fri, 30 Jun 2006) | 22 lines
- shrink syslog a little bit, move a big buffer (for 'line') off the bss, fold s
emaphore stuff into single caller manually.
stats:
function old new delta
logMessage 395 427 +32
message 1245 1257 +12
opts - 4 +4
small 1 - -1
local_logging 4 - -4
doRemoteLog 4 - -4
circular_logging 4 - -4
syslogd_main 1299 1285 -14
static.res 36 16 -20
.rodata 186650 186586 -64
static.line 1025 - -1025
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(add/remove: 1/5 grow/shrink: 2/3 up/down: 48/-1136) Total: -1088 bytes
cow@s37:~/src/busybox_scratch$ size sysklogd/syslogd.o{.orig,}
text data bss dec hex filename
3723 348 5242 9313 2461 sysklogd/syslogd.o.orig
3697 348 4188 8233 2029 sysklogd/syslogd.o
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Overall bloatcheck for the changeset mentioned above:
function old new delta
rpm_main 953 1608 +655
logMessage 395 427 +32
message 1245 1257 +12
opts - 4 +4
rpm_getstring 107 110 +3
rpm_getint 148 151 +3
loop_through_files 103 104 +1
small 1 - -1
fileaction_dobackup 115 113 -2
z_len 4 - -4
textend 4 - -4
part_nb 4 - -4
local_logging 4 - -4
insize 4 - -4
ifile_size 4 - -4
do_link 4 - -4
doRemoteLog 4 - -4
circular_logging 4 - -4
fileaction_list 5 - -5
new_text 70 60 -10
ipaddr_list_link 33 23 -10
clear_bufs 31 21 -10
syslogd_main 1287 1273 -14
builtin_help 190 176 -14
static.res 36 16 -20
builtin_source 229 199 -30
rpm_getcount 42 - -42
gzip_main 842 786 -56
.rodata 227176 227112 -64
lash_main 609 527 -82
busy_loop 3883 3739 -144
extract_cpio_gz 155 - -155
rpm_gettags 501 - -501
static.line 1025 - -1025
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(add/remove: 1/15 grow/shrink: 6/12 up/down: 710/-2221) Total: -1511 bytes
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/busybox.net/FAQ.html')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/busybox.net/FAQ.html | 10 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/docs/busybox.net/FAQ.html b/docs/busybox.net/FAQ.html index 34250a33e..fee207486 100644 --- a/docs/busybox.net/FAQ.html +++ b/docs/busybox.net/FAQ.html @@ -88,9 +88,13 @@ have additions to this FAQ document, we would love to add them, the command line "PATH= ./busybox ash". This will blank your command path and run busybox as your command shell, so the only commands it can find (without an explicit path such as /bin/ls) are the built-in busybox ones. - This is another good way to see what's built into busybox. (Note that the - standalone shell is dependent on the existence of /proc/self/exe, so before - using it in a chroot environment you must mount /proc.) + This is another good way to see what's built into busybox. + Note that the standalone shell requires CONFIG_BUSYBOX_EXEC_PATH + to be set appropriately, depending on whether or not /proc/self/exe is + available or not. If you do not have /proc, then point that config option + to the location of your busybox binary, usually /bin/busybox. + (So if you set it to /proc/self/exe, and happen to be able to chroot into + your rootfs, you must mount /proc beforehand.) </p> <hr /> |