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Subject:    Re: [BusyBox] Adding the 'file' command to busybox.
From:       Jason Schoon <floydpink () gmail ! com>
Date:       2005-07-26 21:55:57
Message-ID: 78a54e1b05072614552565bf46 () mail ! gmail ! com
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Seconded.  I absolutely love the file command (cross-compiling has
been linked to insanity I'm pretty sure) and wish I had it on my
embedded target.  However, it just isn't worth it after considering
all of the magic file stuff.

This is a standalone program with its own dependencies that doesnt'
work well on small, embedded systems.  That is pretty much the
opposite of Busybox's intentions.

On 7/26/05, Erik Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org> wrote:
> On Tue Jul 26, 2005 at 04:09:58PM -0400, Claudio Discepola wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> >   I can't seem to find much information on adding new commands to
> > busybox, such as the 'file' command in linux. I'm new to busybox and
> > it's a bit overwhelming.
> >
> > Would someone mind pointing me in the right direction?
> 
> The right direction in this case is to compile and install the
> 'file' application and be done with it.  There is no particular
> reason I can see for merging 'file' into busybox.
> 
>  -Erik
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