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2007-06-08- Add a FAQ entry on "how do i cross compile busybox"Bernhard Reutner-Fischer
2007-04-11rename: run_applet_by_name -> run_applet_and_exitDenis Vlasenko
2007-01-11Trailing whitespace removal over entire treeDenis Vlasenko
2006-12-10- add an anchor to let me point people to FAQ.html#standalone_shellBernhard Reutner-Fischer
easily.
2006-11-18Add names of people historically linked to bbox projectDenis Vlasenko
2006-10-03bb_applet_name -> applet_nameDenis Vlasenko
2006-10-03getopt_ulflags -> getopt32.Denis Vlasenko
It is impossible to formulate sane ABI based on size of ulong because it can be 32-bit or 64-bit. Basically it means that you cannot portably use more that 32 option chars in one call anyway... Make it explicit.
2006-08-20- merge -r15463:15564 from busybox_scratch branch through these changesets:Bernhard Reutner-Fischer
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (add/remove: 0/6 grow/shrink: 0/3 up/down: 0/-120) Total: -120 bytes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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 ============================================================================== 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (add/remove: 1/15 grow/shrink: 6/12 up/down: 710/-2221) Total: -1511 bytes
2006-08-16New entry about backporting fixes.Rob Landley
2006-06-29Minor update on init not working.Rob Landley
2006-05-27Update FAQ to mention make baseline when talking about make bloatcheck.Rob Landley
2006-05-11More about configuring busybox.Rob Landley
2006-05-11Reorganize FAQ, update a few entries, and consolidate with programming.html.Rob Landley
2006-03-09They won't stop asking, but we can point them to the specific entry...Rob Landley
2006-02-14Rob Landley is busybox maintainer now. Eeek.Rob Landley
2005-11-03Announce 1.1.0-pre1 already. Erik, please move links to the downloads directoryRob Landley
once you've got the signed tarballs up.
2005-10-29fix <p> and <a> tagsMike Frysinger
2005-10-12Did you know the uclibc IRC channel has daily logs on the web going back toRob Landley
2002?
2005-09-23We've gotten enough questions that are related to building systems ratherRob Landley
than anything about busybox that I'm deeming it a FAQ, and answering it. I gave a quick swipe to a couple of other slightly stale questions along the way. The busybox 1.01 README has much more detailed versions of these answers, that should probably be propogated to the 1.1 line and perhaps bits of it transplanted to the FAQ? (Or just have the README visible on the web page someplace?)
2005-09-15Bernhard Fischer:Mike Frysinger
[busybox][patch][janitorial] correct typo in news.html and make site html compliant
2005-09-05Now that "make sizes" is in, the faq should mention it...Rob Landley
2005-07-31Ahem: add new faq entry to list at top of FAQ.htmlRob Landley
2005-07-31Fix "nm --size-sort" on the busybox binary and document how to make it work.Rob Landley
2005-04-17err, use name attr of a tag, not hrefMike Frysinger
2005-04-17add a new list of external tiny utilitiesMike Frysinger
2005-02-21Update buildroot pointersEric Andersen
2005-02-09updateEric Andersen
2005-02-09Remove mention of CVS and instead point to SubversionEric Andersen
2005-01-31Update the bug submission stuff to point to bugs.busybox.netEric Andersen
2005-01-13minor doc cleanupEric Andersen
2004-12-20fix typoEric Andersen
2004-10-13prepare for releaseEric Andersen
2004-10-08oopsEric Andersen
2004-10-08Add an initial FAQEric Andersen