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- Generalise spawn_command function
author Matt Johnston <matt@ucc.asn.au>
date Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:41:18 +0000
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1 Multi-binary compilation
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4 To compile for systems without much space (floppy distributions etc), you
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5 can create a single binary. This will save disk space by avoiding repeated
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6 code between the various parts.
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7 If you are familiar with "busybox", it's the same principle.
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9 To compile the multi-binary, first "make clean" (if you've compiled
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12 make PROGRAMS="programs you want here" MULTI=1
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14 To use the binary, symlink it from the desired executable:
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16 ln -s dropbearmulti dropbear
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17 ln -s dropbearmulti dbclient
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18 etc
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20 then execute as normal:
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22 ./dropbear <options here>
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24 "make install" doesn't currently work for multi-binary configuration, though
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25 in most situations where it is being used, the target and build systems will
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