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| -rw-r--r-- | FAQ.mdwn | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Howto.mdwm | 8 |
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@@ -18,3 +18,16 @@ the new filesystem. ## Does bcachefs still have the bcache caching functionality of block devices ? No. + +## Where do I obtain statically linked bcachefs-tool (for use in initramfs) ? + +You can either compile them yourself from source, +or refer to your distribution on how to obtain a statically linked set. + +About: +Statically linked programs have all the required dependencies compiled in. +As such, they require no external libraries at runtime. +This does however increase the size of the binary. + + + @@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ To instal run as root: make && make install +#Build the bcachefs-tools statically linked. +Follow the steps above. +But run the following command instead. + + EXTRA_CFLAGS="-static" make && make install + +Please take note that you also need a static version installed of all required libraries. + #Build the bcachefs-kernel branch. Firt run the following command to download a kernel branch with the bcachefs patches. |