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From: Julian Elischer <julian@ref.tfs.com>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.1 will require a minimum of 8MB for installation.
To: mcw@hpato.aus.hp.com (M C Wong)
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 1995 17:59:03 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: freebsd-questions@freefall.freebsd.org
In-Reply-To: <199510020046.AA032804793@hp.com> from "M C Wong" at Oct 2, 95 10:46:30 am
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When you make a kernel, it finishes by doing a 'size' on it..
e.g.
loading kernel
rearranging symbols
text    data    bss     dec     hex
839680  57344   58580   955604  e94d4


> 
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> 
> Is there any utility to estimate/calculate the amount of memory when
> one builds new kernel ? Apparently some of the OPTIONS in the config
> file are optional, and if there is some information related to all those
> supported OPTIONS stored in a centrally managed file, then the kernel
> config program can always retrieve the relevant info from the file and
> work out how much memory is needed to run the new kernel. The same thing
> can be done with installation of the system, packages etc as they are
> already well broken down into a set of `modules' or `components'.
> 
> Currently, when I say enable/disable a particular OPTION in the kernel
> config file, I have no idea about how much more memory is used or saved
> (in the kernel).
> 
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> 
> iQCVAwUBMG82WkmThh0X7Um5AQHxpQQAn3KHOWMBqEMx5DopdYhA1UFgMWzWSV8J
> n3JD4grJpNXzPoSbH5nz7k9sNwArMc/As4aWeA3SqgdZuEj1DW2HJz0J7qyjWf44
> nKwKDAdVie6wGVO1K3LQsFf3rL0nphMdXtHVEHJBXdtUNLauQKeNYSar6Hg3oCjp
> e5NrOOuEtB4=
> =1FZf
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>