Re: RFC: [PATCH] build: Option for building all tools in a single binary

[Alex Deymo]

On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 3:33 AM, Pádraig Brady <address@hidden> wrote:
> This seems like a very useful option, thanks!
> Yes given that there are around 100 utils,
> amalgamation like this reduces overhead significantly.
>
> For a change this size we'd need copyright assignment though.
> Does your employer already have copyright assignment to the FSF?
> If not could you initiate the process?

I checked this point with the legal team and they said the company
(Google Inc.) has a copyright assignment on file. If accepted, this
patch will be owned by the FSF.

> Something like this, orthogonal to the existing coreutils logic,
> would be considered for the impending coreutils 8.23 release
> (hopefully cut next week), though depending on timing this
> might slip to the next release.

Let me know if you have comments about this patch. I'll try to fix any
issue before the 8.23 cut.
deymo.