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Sindi Keesan wrote:
>
> > Opera is not a minimal binary.  It requires lots of additional
> > bits & pieces.  Libraries for starters, 
>
> It is supposed to be static so ldd did not show any dependencies.

Really?  When I ldd opera, I get nine libraries required.
The "static" in the name refers to "static-qt" (i.e. the
qt library is static, not all libraries).

> > (1) customized kernel optimized for 486dx
> > (2) customized kernel optimized for low-end Pentium
>
> Can we also use these kernels with BL2?   

Probably.  But you might also need some additional modules.

> What does it mean when something is optimized for a low-end 
> Pentium?  Does it run faster than a kernel that also works 
> on older cpus?

Yes.  The optimized kernels will be smaller and faster.

> Have you looked recently at flwriter?  

No.

> > Plus the various static binaries that (hopefully) will 
> > work with BL3:  ssh, links-ssl, xfreecell, etc.
>
> Also the static sftp?

Only if somebody finds how to make it to work (and proves
that the binary works correctly).  Some of the other binaries
in the diet-libc collection are faulty.

> Please try lynx-static-ssl when you have time.  

Too big.  I prefer links-ssl.

> lynx.cfg could be trimmed quite a bit 

links can run without a config file.  IIRC lynx refuses to 
run without an appropriate config file.

Cheers,
Steven