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From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com>
To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
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Subject: Re: no boot: config -g and options DDB
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you're lucky 
my 32Mb system has never successfully booted a full -g kernel
how big was it?


> It's useful to have the complete symbols if you're using ddb online.
> I've just tryed it on a 16 MB 486, and it works.  It left 4.5 MB
> over--enough, I suppose, for the system to run.
if you have a test machine (even a lowely 386)
running it with the remode gdb enabled is AMAZINGLY better
especially if used with xxgdb.

> 
> Greg
>