Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:51:00 +0100 From: Bas Smeelen <b.smeelen@ose.nl> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help review the FAQ Message-ID: <50B3E444.1020702@ose.nl> In-Reply-To: <2640983.EkVXuex1QE@harmony.localnet.edu> References: <CAF6rxgk9UJRk07SXfLzK97ZaTO0aTsoUQ9-06UzdnGV4JHL4ug@mail.gmail.com> <50B3D222.30209@ose.nl> <50B3DBEF.1060303@quip.cz> <2640983.EkVXuex1QE@harmony.localnet.edu>
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On 11/26/12 22:27, Schaich Alonso wrote: > On 2012-11-26 (Monday) 22:15:27 Miroslav Lachman wrote: >> [...] >> >> So a kernel alone has 12MB, with debug symbols 62MB (12+50). >> And all *.symbols files can be deleted (if more space on /boot is needed) >> I don't know how it should be mentioned in FAQ. >> >> Miroslav Lachman > Specifying WITHOUT_KERNEL_SYMBOLS=YES in src.conf to not generate debug > information IMO is a cleaner and more preferable solution then deleting the > files, and it also reduces the amount of storage space needed for /usr/obj (or > whereever else the kernel's built) by about 1GB on STABLE-9. Thanks for this (man 5 src.conf) I guess this way is preferred instead of customizing the kernel configuration file? From the manpage I understand the symbol files will not get installed, but will still be build. To decrease building time, one should modify the kernel configuration file anyway?home | help
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