Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:44:03 -0700 From: Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com> To: FreeBSD-pkgbase@freebsd.org Subject: An idea for some future point : provide for FreeBSD-kernel-generic-debug installs to help debug 15.?-RELEASE problems without software builds Message-ID: <04605C89-2F7E-410C-862B-B7FEDD5E6A93@yahoo.com> References: <04605C89-2F7E-410C-862B-B7FEDD5E6A93.ref@yahoo.com>
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[I well realize the the below idea does not fit with the 15.0-RELEASE schedule. I'm thinking longer term.] https://pkg.freebsd.org/FreeBSD:15:amd64/base_latest/ has *.pkg for various kernels, one also in some *.iso and *.img distributions, here showing ALPHA2 notation, just for illustration: FreeBSD-kernel-generic-15.0.a2.2025*.pkg FreeBSD-kernel-generic-dbg-15.0.a2.2025*.pkg Note: The above pair is in the likes of *boot1.iso* *dvd1.iso* and *memstick.img* . The below 2 pairs are not. FreeBSD-kernel-generic-mmccam-15.0.a2.2025*.pkg FreeBSD-kernel-generic-mmccam-dbg-15.0.a2.2025*.pkg FreeBSD-kernel-minimal-15.0.a2.2025*.pkg FreeBSD-kernel-minimal-dbg-15.0.a2.2025*.pkg The idea is to at some point start to enable users gathering debug information to some degree using a pre-built pkgbase GENERIC-DEBUG kernel that they could pkg install and then use via a reboot: FreeBSD-kernel-generic-debug-15.0.a2.2025*.pkg FreeBSD-kernel-generic-debug-dbg-15.0.a2.2025*.pkg ( Based on same /usr/src/sy/s and /usr/src/ code as the matching: FreeBSD-kernel-generic{,-dbg} .) Thus it would not be necessary for someone to build a kernel.GENERIC-DEBUG kernel to see if such a kernel would report something interesting related to some problem that was happening. This is biased to preliminary information that does not involve needing to be based on adjusted source code. === Mark Millard marklmi at yahoo.comhelp
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