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Cc: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: Default FS Layout Too Small?
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Sean Bruno schrieb:
> I noted that if I choose the auto defaults for my F/S layout, sysinstall
> will not reserve enough space for root(512MB?).  This is just barely
> enough to recompile and install an updated kernel.  Much more than that
> and the F/S is full.
> 
> I would assume that the default would be much larger now-a-days. I think
> a simple doubling to 1G would be sufficient.
> 
> Comments?

You are not supposed to compile stuff (or put any other large and often 
changing stuff) on the root fs.