Larry Snyder wrote:
> ...but if there's a problem w/ the existing (or not) glibc, then
> things like ls, df, cp, mv, mount, and all the other stuff you need
> will likely be broken, as they're dynamically linked. I wonder if
> firing up an install in upgrade mode then switching to another VC
> for a shell might be a better way to go...just my .02
Nod - that might indeed be a better idea. But from `man sash` (since
Jonathan might not be able to run "man" ;-) ):
<snip>
More importantly, however, is that many of the standard
system commands are built-in to sash. These built-in com
mands are:
-chattr, -chgrp, -chmod, -chown, -cmp, -cp, -dd,
-echo, -ed, -grep, -file, -find, -gunzip, -gzip,
-kill, -ln, -ls, -lsattr, -mkdir, -mknod, -more,
-mount, -mv, -printenv, -pwd, -rm, -rmdir, -sum,
-sync, -tar, -touch, -umount, -where
These commands are generally similar to the standard pro
grams with similar names. However, they are simpler and
cruder than the external programs, and so many of the
options are not implemented. The restrictions for each
built-in command are described later.
The built-in commands which correspond to external pro
grams begin with a dash character in order to distinguish
them from the external programs. So typing "ls", for
example, will attempt to run the real ls program. If
"-ls" is typed, then the built-in command which mimics ls
is called.
</snip>
So there is enough stuff available to do something useful.
Lots of stuff is there. There are also some other statically-linked
utilities which you can still use without the glibc. From an x86
running RH6.1:
$ file /bin/* /sbin/* /usr/bin/* /usr/sbin/* | grep static | cut -f1 -d:
/bin/ash.static
/bin/rpm
/sbin/e2fsck
/sbin/fsck.ext2
/sbin/insmod.static
/sbin/ldconfig
/sbin/rmmod.static
/sbin/sash
/sbin/sln
/usr/bin/rpm2cpio
So you can still insert any modules you want, etc. Can even run rpm
(wow - didn't know that).
Later,
Craig
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