On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 10:27:01AM -0400, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote: > I added kermit (gkermit, which was later replaced with ekermit). I added > it because it is: > > A) Tiny > B) Essential for recovering damaged systems with only serial > console access. > > It's repeatedly been a lifesaver for me both in development and when > helping customers recover their devices in the field after they > screwed them up. Please don't remove it. A minimal but robust file > transfer utility is an essential base system component for embedded > use. >
Got it! I thought it's some old artefact, but guessed wrong. Thanks. > > bpm in base.tgz > > I didn't even know this program existed! Does it work? > Not in its current state, as it expects (what I'm told is) the directory layout for packages.