Re: another 9.2 upgrade problem: the answer

>>> /rescue was of no use because its copy of tar had the same
>>> dependencies.  Wouldn't it be better if basic utilities in /rescue
>>> were statically linked?
>> You mean they're not?!  [...]
> Mouse: I'm glad you are well; had you not ranted I would have been
> concerned.

Heh.  (I must admit, I did debate with myself before sending.  Perhaps
I should have refrained.  Maybe I'm mellowing in my old age.)

> But, looking at the rescue set unpacked:

> $ file rescue/ls
> rescue/ls: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), statically linked, for NetBSD 9.2, stripped

Then we have the question of what Steve saw that prompted "...its copy
of tar had the same dependencies".  Perhaps it's just the "run gunzip
from $PATH" issue?  I hope so....

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