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diff --git a/blog/20200617.org b/blog/20200617.org deleted file mode 100644 index 52143ff..0000000 --- a/blog/20200617.org +++ /dev/null @@ -1,88 +0,0 @@ -#+TITLE: June 2020 News Post -#+AUTHOR: Cem Keylan -#+DATE: <2020-06-17 Wed> - -This will be an active month for Carbs as major changes to the base and the -package manager will be coming up. - -** Statically linking the base -:PROPERTIES: -:CUSTOM_ID: statically-linking-the-base -:END: - -For the past couple of weeks I have been trying to simplify the base and -statically link the core (mostly binaries rather than libraries). I usually see -some people extremely opposed to static linking as I also see the opposite on -people. - -I believe that binaries on the core should always be linked statically. This -ensures that an SONAME bump to =libObscure.so= will not break the core -functionality of your system, forcing you to use external resources to recover -from such an issue. As long as you can compile, use core utilities, edit text, -and access the web, you can solve any given issue on your system. - -However, I don't think that removing shared libraries is sensible either. Not -every piece of software out there is good quality enough to be statically -linked. - -** Major changes on the core repository -:PROPERTIES: -:CUSTOM_ID: major-changes-on-the-core-repository -:END: - -There have been drastic changes to the core repository and the base rootfs this -month (with more on the way). Right now changes are as follows. - -*** Removed from Core -:PROPERTIES: -:CUSTOM_ID: removed-from-core -:END: -- =git= -- =libressl= -- =grub= -- =bison= -- =dhcpcd= -- =ubase= - -*** Added to Core -:PROPERTIES: -:CUSTOM_ID: added-to-core -:END: -- =bearssl=, as a =libressl= replacement -- =byacc=, as a =bison= replacement - -*** Statically linked -:PROPERTIES: -:CUSTOM_ID: statically-linked -:END: -- =kiss= -- =neatvi= -- =mandoc= -- =byacc= -- =m4= -- =e2fsprogs= -- =make= -- =pkgconf= -- =sbase= -- =libnl= -- =wpa_supplicant= -- =bearssl= - -** Making the wiki available offline -:PROPERTIES: -:CUSTOM_ID: making-the-wiki-available-offline -:END: - -Soon, all documentation regarding Carbs Linux will be avaialable to be installed -from the core repository in a =carbs-docs= package along with its own document -crawler. Currently, the documentation regarding the installation process is a -little outdated which will also receive some important updates. - -** ISO image for Carbs -:PROPERTIES: -:CUSTOM_ID: iso-image-for-carbs -:END: - -I am thinking of releasing an ISO image in order to provide a standardized -environment for installation along with installation helper tools in the spirit -of =arch-install-scripts=. Let's see how that's going to play out. |