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Date:      Fri, 4 Nov 2005 20:46:04 +0100
From:      Thierry Herbelot <thierry@herbelot.com>
To:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Cc:        Peter Jeremy <PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au>
Subject:   Re: /boot/kernel/kernel.debug on 6.0-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso ?
Message-ID:  <200511042046.06753.thierry@herbelot.com>
In-Reply-To: <20051104193347.GM39882@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au>
References:  <200511041509.07205.thierry@herbelot.com> <20051104193347.GM39882@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au>

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Le Friday 4 November 2005 20:33, Peter Jeremy a écrit :
> >
> >The increase seems to come from a kernel.debug : is it intended ?
>
> There was a recent thread about installing kernel.debug to ensure that
> correct debugging symbols were available even if someone had rebuilt
> their kernel.  I think it's an excellent idea to distribute kernel.debug
> because it should allow users to provide better quality problem reports.
> (Though I'm less certain about / being the best place to store the
> kernel.debug file).

I was not precise enough : should the debug kernel be shipped also on the 
installation CD-ROM ? (one can easily understand why a debug kernel is 
installed - afterwards - with the full O.S., but it *seems* superfluous on 
the installation CD-ROM)

	my 2 euro-cents

	TfH



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