how can I reduce binary size of sshd?

[Devon Bleak]

this is purely speculation, but you could probably eliminate quite a bit by
taking out unneeded algorithms from openssl?  i have no idea what it'd
break, if anything...

devon


----- Original Message -----
From: "Vikas Dewan" <vdewan at brocade.com>
To: <openssh-unix-dev at mindrot.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 3:47 PM
Subject: how can I reduce binary size of sshd?


> Hi Guys
>
> I need to implement ssh server daemon on OLD installations of real time
OS, which uses flash memory and every program gets loaded in flash mem, once
the device is booted.
>
> I have very limited space in flash memory of this device.
>
> SO what we are trying to do is reducing the size of sshd by taking out
least common used things.
>
> Can someone give me input what features, version and crypto algorithm -
most of recent ssh clients are using, so that we cover most of them.
>
> I already took out SSHv1, RSA and X11 from sshd. I need to reduce more in
terms of size. Please guide me what-else I can safely remove without
effecting major ssh clients.
>
> thanks
> Vikas
>
>