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walter harms wharms at bfs.de
Tue Aug 26 20:13:54 UTC 2008



Denys Vlasenko schrieb:
> On Tuesday 26 August 2008 09:37, Sébastien Chrétien wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am trying to create an embedded system with busybox. When I compile
>> Busybox, this message is written :
>> Trying libraries : crypt m
>> Library m is needed
>> Final link with : crypt m
>>
>> Does it mean that crypt and m are included in the file busybox or does it
>> mean that I have to add  crypt and m in /lib ?
> 
> First. I see that it's a bit confusing.
> 
> I am changing messages as follows:
> 
> "Library XYZ is not needed, excluding"
> "Library XYZ is needed, can't exclude (yet)"
> 
> Is this better?
> --

the user has the problem that he does not understand if the libraries are included
into the binary (static) or not.

ntl you are right: saying "Library m is needed" followed by "Final link with : crypt m"
is confusing at least. "libcrypt appears from were ?"

re,
  wh



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