[re]Bug in busybox base applet?

Vladimir N. Oleynik dzo at simtreas.ru
Thu Sep 1 11:10:43 UTC 2005


Bernd,

>>busybox knows allways all possible applets it may support.
>>All calls with non implemented applet names generates an
>>error message: "applet xxx is not compiled into busybox".

> I can imagine that there are situations where you do not want (or able)
> to install tens of sym-links (and just use shell functions) just have
> one binary named "busybox".
> I just can't get a good example together.

Real example. I have forgotten to add the "ln" applet.
Having I quickly could correct system the busybox-new version with ln,
but now after your patch it cannot be done.

now
$ busybox-new echo
busybox-new: applet not found

:((
Its bad idea.


--w
vodz



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