X-Git-Url: https://git.librecmc.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Fbusybox_footer.pod;h=f965711b93f46a04045d2f9213a09472080dddf1;hb=72b14a863885d09538b7d4c8b0ccf1d9954295c3;hp=f72bd217a669de92b3aabac471fc571d4e26cbd2;hpb=06e9565b6c365668dafeef1fdc0e60c9a1154623;p=oweals%2Fbusybox.git diff --git a/docs/busybox_footer.pod b/docs/busybox_footer.pod index f72bd217a..f965711b9 100644 --- a/docs/busybox_footer.pod +++ b/docs/busybox_footer.pod @@ -2,52 +2,78 @@ =head1 LIBC NSS -GNU Libc uses the Name Service Switch (NSS) to configure the behavior of the C -library for the local environment, and to configure how it reads system data, -such as passwords and group information. BusyBox has made it Policy that it -will never use NSS, and will never use and libc calls that make use of NSS. -This allows you to run an embedded system without the need for installing an -/etc/nsswitch.conf file and without and /lib/libnss_* libraries installed. - -If you are using a system that is using a remote LDAP server for authentication -via GNU libc NSS, and you want to use BusyBox, then you will need to adjust the -BusyBox source. Chances are though, that if you have enough space to install -of that stuff on your system, then you probably want the full GNU utilities. - -=head1 SEE ALSO - -textutils(1), shellutils(1), etc... +GNU Libc (glibc) uses the Name Service Switch (NSS) to configure the behavior +of the C library for the local environment, and to configure how it reads +system data, such as passwords and group information. This is implemented +using an /etc/nsswitch.conf configuration file, and using one or more of the +/lib/libnss_* libraries. BusyBox tries to avoid using any libc calls that make +use of NSS. Some applets however, such as login and su, will use libc functions +that require NSS. + +If you enable CONFIG_USE_BB_PWD_GRP, BusyBox will use internal functions to +directly access the /etc/passwd, /etc/group, and /etc/shadow files without +using NSS. This may allow you to run your system without the need for +installing any of the NSS configuration files and libraries. + +When used with glibc, the BusyBox 'networking' applets will similarly require +that you install at least some of the glibc NSS stuff (in particular, +/etc/nsswitch.conf, /lib/libnss_dns*, /lib/libnss_files*, and /lib/libresolv*). + +Shameless Plug: As an alternative, one could use a C library such as uClibc. In +addition to making your system significantly smaller, uClibc does not require the +use of any NSS support files or libraries. =head1 MAINTAINER -Erik Andersen +Erik Andersen =head1 AUTHORS -The following people have contributed code to BusyBox whether -they know it or not. +The following people have contributed code to BusyBox whether they know it or +not. If you have written code included in BusyBox, you should probably be +listed here so you can obtain your bit of eternal glory. If you should be +listed here, or the description of what you have done needs more detail, or is +incorect, please send in an update. =for html
-Erik Andersen , +Emanuele Aina + run-parts + +=for html
+ +Erik Andersen Tons of new stuff, major rewrite of most of the core apps, tons of new apps as noted in header files. + Lots of tedious effort writing these boring docs that + nobody is going to actually read. + +=for html
+ +Laurence Anderson + + rpm2cpio, unzip, get_header_cpio, read_gz interface, rpm =for html
-John Beppu +Jeff Angielski - du, head, nslookup, sort, tee, uniq (so Kraai could rewrite them ;-), - documentation + ftpput, ftpget =for html
Edward Betts - expr, hostid, logname, tty, wc, whoami, yes - + expr, hostid, logname, whoami + +=for html
+ +John Beppu + + du, nslookup, sort + =for html
Brian Candler @@ -58,32 +84,51 @@ Brian Candler Randolph Chung - fbset, ping, hostname, and mkfifo + fbset, ping, hostname =for html
-Dave Cinege +Dave Cinege - more(v2), makedevs, dutmp, modularization, auto links file, + more(v2), makedevs, dutmp, modularization, auto links file, various fixes, Linux Router Project maintenance =for html
+Jordan Crouse + + ipcalc + +=for html
+ +Magnus Damm + + tftp client insmod powerpc support + +=for html
+ Larry Doolittle - various fixes, shell rewrite + pristine source directory compilation, lots of patches and fixes. =for html
-Karl M. Hegbloom +Glenn Engel - cp_mv.c, the test suite, various fixes to utility.c, &c. + httpd =for html
-Sterling Huxley +Gennady Feldman - vi (!!!) + Sysklogd (single threaded syslogd, IPC Circular buffer support, + logread), various fixes. + +=for html
+ +Karl M. Hegbloom + + cp_mv.c, the test suite, various fixes to utility.c, &c. =for html
@@ -93,28 +138,49 @@ Daniel Jacobowitz =for html
-Matt Kraai +Matt Kraai + + documentation, bugfixes, test suite + +=for html
+ +Stephan Linz + + ipcalc, Red Hat equivalence + +=for html
+ +John Lombardo - documentation, bugfixes + tr =for html
-John Lombardo +Glenn McGrath - dirname, tr + Common unarchving code and unarchiving applets, ifupdown, ftpgetput, + nameif, sed, patch, fold, install, uudecode. + Various bugfixes, review and apply numerous patches. =for html
-Glenn McGrath +Manuel Novoa III + + cat, head, mkfifo, mknod, rmdir, sleep, tee, tty, uniq, usleep, wc, yes, + mesg, vconfig, make_directory, parse_mode, dirname, mode_string, + get_last_path_component, simplify_path, and a number trivial libbb routines - ar.c + also bug fixes, partial rewrites, and size optimizations in + ash, basename, cal, cmp, cp, df, du, echo, env, ln, logname, md5sum, mkdir, + mv, realpath, rm, sort, tail, touch, uname, watch, arith, human_readable, + interface, dutmp, ifconfig, route =for html
Vladimir Oleynik - cmdedit, xargs(current), httpd(current); - ports: ash, crond, fdisk, inetd, stty, traceroute, telnetd, top; + cmdedit; xargs(current), httpd(current); + ports: ash, crond, fdisk, inetd, stty, traceroute, top; locale, various fixes and irreconcilable critic of everything not perfect. @@ -122,7 +188,20 @@ Vladimir Oleynik Bruce Perens - Original author of BusyBox. His code is still in many apps. + Original author of BusyBox in 1995, 1996. Some of his code can + still be found hiding here and there... + +=for html
+ +Tim Riker + + bug fixes, member of fan club + +=for html
+ +Kent Robotti + + reset, tons and tons of bug reports and patches. =for html
@@ -150,9 +229,10 @@ Linus Torvalds =for html
-Mark Whitley +Mark Whitley - sed remix, bug fixes, style-guide, etc. + grep, sed, cut, xargs(previous), + style-guide, new-applet-HOWTO, bug fixes, etc. =for html
@@ -168,10 +248,11 @@ Enrique Zanardi =for html
-Glenn Engel +Tito Ragusa - httpd + devfsd and size optimizations in strings, openvt and deallocvt. =cut -# $Id: busybox_footer.pod,v 1.10 2003/02/09 06:51:12 bug1 Exp $ +# $Id: busybox_footer.pod,v 1.18 2004/04/25 06:05:14 bug1 Exp $ +