Changing DYNs to EXECs in /usr/bin dpup-stretch-700-builds

[musher0]

Hi belham2.

I guess so!

I haven't tried it yet, but it should work. He's one of the big chiefs around
here, so he's got his reputation to think about!

I guess it would work like so

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./configure CFLAGS='no-pie' CXXFLAGS='no-pie' --prefix=/usr --other_parms_if_needed

Maybe ask him for confirmation.

About cherrytree, I installed mine as you suggested, from the PPM, and it
works great. Why compile a new one?

As you may know, cherrytree is a Python program so we can't compile it
the way we do for C and C++ progs. I don't know anything about Python,
BTW, so can't help you there. But I like some of their programs.

BFN.

[Sailor Enceladus]

@musher0: Interesting. I used your script, and it made my puppy_puduan_7.0.0a1.sfs 18.5MB smaller than the one made with Woof-CE, and everything still works? Did not look into why yet but here it is (in the elfedit directory):

https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?code ... Rmwjj6bdA7

[musher0]

Hi, Sailor.

It's probably the xz compression type that I use in mksquashfs that
makes the resulting sfs a bit smaller.

When I applied the process to my devx, the resulting size in Mb's was
2Mb's larger. A small variation in size is to be expected and is non-
important, IMO.

Maybe it squeezed the air out of the popcorn you had in there!!!

Or you removed gcc by accident before squashing the devx? 18.5 Mb's
times three (average compression ratio of mksquashfs) is about the size
of the gcc unpacked... But don't worry! I'm just getting your goat!!!

BFN.

[Sailor Enceladus]

It's probably the xz compression type that I use in mksquashfs that
makes the resulting sfs a bit smaller.

You're right musher0! Both expanded to the same size. *eats some popcorn so there's more air again*

[musher0]

It's probably the xz compression type that I use in mksquashfs that
makes the resulting sfs a bit smaller.

You're right musher0! Both expanded to the same size. *eats some popcorn so there's more air again*

xz compression illustrated on the right, uncompressed on the left!

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[Pelo]

French see topic here about PPM, click the blue I must say that english explanations about usr/bin would be nice translated french..
In fact packages downloaded from PPM must be translated to exec, Is my understanding correct ?

[musher0]

No pelo.

The PPM is made up of a series of scripts in bash, whereas this thread is
trying to correct the type of executables written and compiled in the C or
C++ langages.

Thanks for your understanding.