Differential D53162
packages: Add a new FreeBSD-shell package Authored by ivy on Oct 17 2025, 12:03 PM. Tags None Referenced Files
Details Add a shell package which contains /bin/sh along with all the shell This moves a large number of executables out of FreeBSD-runtime, The remaining executables in runtime are mainly system utilities MFC after: never
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Event TimelineComment Actions the idea behind this is support applications that need the "base FreeBSD system", as in files like /etc/services or /etc/passwd, but don't need any executables or libraries. the main target would be service jails and container running specific applications (perhaps statically linked, like Go). to do that, either we move the executables out of runtime, or we make a new package for the non-executables files, and i thought moving the executables made more sense. yes, it should be vital, i'll fix that. Comment Actions It would be best to test this in practice with some jail images first, to see that practical applications can run without the shell package. This seems similar to .NET "chiseled" container images, by the way. |