From: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles Sandmann)
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Subject: Re: Audit of empty image
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Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 15:17:44 -0600 (CST)
In-Reply-To: <9743-Fri20Dec2002205950+0200-eliz@is.elta.co.il> from "Eli Zaretskii" at Dec 20, 2002 08:59:51 PM
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> Well, please remember that the startup code does memory allocation,
> creates the environ[] array and looks at environment variables such
> as LFN, copies strings to and fro, expands command-line wildcards,
> reads and processes the DJGPP.ENV file, etc. etc...  So it's niot
> surprising we use so many library functions: otherwise, where would
> the 30KB of minimal image come from? ;-)

You need to check - it's more like 60KB with CVS.  That's why I'm in
a clean house mood ... 

> Also `remove' and `_truename' caused my brows to go up.  Whatever do
> we need those for in the startup code?

remove and _truename are used by fd_props