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List:       redhat-devel
Subject:    Re: What is diet?
From:       Panu Matilainen <pmatilai () welho ! com>
Date:       2002-12-04 7:16:15
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On Wed, 4 Dec 2002, Carlos wrote:

> Em Seg 02 Dez 2002 21:57, Peter Bowen escreveu:
> > On Mon, 2002-12-02 at 17:02, Carlos wrote:
> > >  Why did you use dietlibc? Why did you not use glibc ?
> >
> > dietlibc, as the name suggests, is a lightweight libc.  It generates
> > noticibly smaller static executables that those linked against glibc.
> > This is important for anaconda as space is at a premium on the boot
> > floppies.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Peter
> 
> May I compile the sources using normal glibc instead of dietlibc ?

If you remove all the dietlibc-stuff from the build process it *should* 
build and run ok as such (not that I've tested) but it will NOT fit on the 
boot floppies!

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	- Panu -



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