Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 14:10:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Ben Smithurst <ben@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/19648: handbook mentions stripping kernel.debug, but this is done for you Message-ID: <200007102110.OAA06169@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/19648; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Ben Smithurst <ben@FreeBSD.org>
To: jblaine@mitre.org
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: docs/19648: handbook mentions stripping kernel.debug, but this is done for you
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 21:38:28 +0100
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Ben Smithurst wrote:
> - <para>When the kernel has been built make a copy of it, say
> + <para>If you are using any version of FreeBSD older than 4.0-RELEASE,
> + you should install a stripped copy of the kernel, rather than the
> + significantly larger debug copy.
> + When the kernel has been built, make a copy of it, say
Grr. That's not what I meant, you still use the stripped copy on 4.0,
you just don't strip it yourself. Something like this would actually
make more sense:
--- chapter.sgml 2000/06/14 00:47:36 1.24
+++ chapter.sgml 2000/07/10 20:37:40
@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@
releases.</para>
</note>
=20
- <para>When the kernel has been built make a copy of it, say
+ <para>When the kernel has been built, make a copy of it, say
<filename>kernel.debug</filename>, and then run <command>strip
- -g</command> on the original. Install the original as normal. You
+ -g</command> on the original. Install the original as normal.
+ Note that from FreeBSD 4.0-RELEASE onwards, these two steps are
+ performed automatically, so you should not execute them yourself.
+ On all FreeBSD releases, you
may also install the unstripped kernel, but symbol table lookup time=
for
some programs will drastically increase, and since the whole kernel =
is
loaded entirely at boot time and cannot be swapped out later, several
--=20
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