Bug 5715

Summary:	Make root binaries be linked statically
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	kjwolf
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Daniel Robbins (RETIRED) <drobbins>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	mholzer
Priority:	High
Version:	1.0
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description kjwolf 2002-07-29 03:56:18 UTC

Wouldn't it be a good idea to make all the binaries in /bin and /sbin statically
linked?

This is standard with the BSD's and has the big advantage of having at least
some rudimentary commands working if some important libraries get damaged or lost.

In my experience, it is the biggest crux of many Linux systems; you cannot get
the system back to work if you don't have some appropriate libraries by the
hand; you cannot even boot and copy something even if it is on the harddisk.

Comment 1 Martin Holzer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-11-14 14:51:35 UTC

from #2909:
some binaries in /bin should be staticaly linked

Comment 2 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2002-11-14 16:50:08 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 2909 ***