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Message from Steven
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Sindi wrote:
>
> >>> binutils.tgz
> >>> egcs.tgz
> >>> gmake.tgz
> >>> libc.tgz
> >>> linuxinc.tgz
>
> How much is it after deleting man doc info 
> zoneinfo gconv locale?  

I wouldn't expect it make a huge difference.

> Do you want to post a package with just the 
> mininum required parts of these five packages 

No.

> add ldconfig manually to a doinst.sh, or use makepkg

Why?  pkg automatically does a ldconfig.

> There may be unneeded binaries too.  

Really? 

> Do we really need all the binaries from binutils: objdump 
> and strings-GNU and size?  Addr2line, gprof, ranlib? 

I'm not an expert on the inner workings of GCC compilers
so I am in no position to specify which binaries are
essential for a fully-functioning compiler.

Compiling with an old libc5 compiler is complicated 
enough without you arbitrarily deleting files that 
you think (maybe) might not be needed.

> Do we need any binaries from libc other than maybe ldd?

What binaries?  The libc package is mostly libraries and
includes.

Warning to newbies: it is a big mistake to delete files 
from packages when you aren't absolutely sure what you 
are doing.  Sindi loves deleting files to make things
smaller.  IMHO this is a bad idea.

Cheers,
Steven