Necessary code or trash?

[Marc Wiz]

On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 02:43:14PM -0700, Alan Batie wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 05:33:45PM -0400, Matthew Graybosch wrote:
> > >  rm   - 410 268 bytes,
> > >  mv   - 407 568 bytes,
> > >  date - 423 748 bytes.
> > 
> > As others explained these commands and others are statically linked so that
> > they do not depend on libraries that live in /usr.
> 
> Once upon a time, libraries were constructed so that only the modules
> you were actually using got included, even static ones.  Or so I was given
> to understand...  Since libc is 1.2Meg, there still seems to be a little
> bit of that going on, but sheesh!

I remember that as well.   I'd sure like to know why that changed.

Marc

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