linux-kernel - Re: FatELF patches...

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Message-ID: <alpine.OSX.1.10.0911021027210.444@caridad.icculuslan>
Date:	Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:32:32 -0500 (EST)
From:	"Ryan C. Gordon" <icculus@...ulus.org>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
cc:	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, mans@...sr.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: FatELF patches...


> > That being said, there are lots of places where using a package 
> > manager doesn't make sense:
> 
> Yeah like maybe, just maybe, in an embedded system where increasing
> space costs like FatELF does makes even less sense.

I listed several examples. Embedded systems wasn't one of them.

> I think Alan's arguments against FatELF were the most comprehensive
> and detailed, and I haven't seem them refuted very well, if at all.

I said I was trying to avoid talking everyone to death.  :)

I'll respond to them, then.

--ryan.

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