Re: help building sendmail after patch

[Ben Goren <ben@trumpetpower.com>]

On Thu, Sep 18, 2003 at 01:37:55PM -0600, Jack Woehr wrote:

> Theo de Raadt wrote:
>
> > > I  assume that  it  has been  pointed  out that  source-only
> > > patches make  OpenBSD unusable  to those  who choose  not to
> > > install  the  C  compiler  for  whatever  reason  (security,
> > > diskspace, GPL-avoidance, etc.).
> >
> > yes, and i expect it is going to stay that way for a while...
>
> Could almost be a motto and selling point:
>
>    ``OpenBSD: Guaranteed  unusable to  those who  choose not  to
>    install the C compiler!''

Erm...you seem to  be missing the point. A source  code patch must
be applied  to source  code. Source code must  be compiled  with a
compiler  before the  computer can  run  it. If you  don't have  a
compiler and the source code, you have no way of turning the patch
into anything the computer gives a damn about.

OpenBSD  installations  without  the  compiler  can  be  extremely
useful. You just have to generate  patched binaries on a different
system (or get them from somewhere else).

Are cars  unusable by people  who don't have wrenches  because you
need a wrench to fix the car?

Cheers,

b&

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