[PATCH] new applet gethostbyname

Paul Smith paul at mad-scientist.net
Sun Jul 8 13:01:08 UTC 2012


On Sun, 2012-07-08 at 08:22 +0300, Eial Czerwacki wrote:
> On 07/05/2012 06:41 PM, Paul Smith wrote:
> > If you can use a getent applet instead, and one is created and added to
> > busybox, that would be better for everyone of course.
> > 
> > Cheers!
> 
> offering me to use a applet that isn't even in busybox, weights 27kb
> where again size does matters when my small applet does the same in a
> fraction of the size is not logical.

Sorry if what I wrote wasn't clear.  I wasn't suggesting you would use
the getent program.  That's why I write "applet" (i.e., busybox applet)
above, not "program".

> as I've said is previous mail, I'll think on how I can create a getent
> applet and pitch it up instead.

That's what I meant by my comment.



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