From d591a360d39f9bca3479b913fe4c5773965d18cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bernhard Reutner-Fischer Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:35:13 +0000 Subject: - merge -r15463:15564 from busybox_scratch branch through these changesets: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 --- docs/busybox.net/FAQ.html | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs') 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.)

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