Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 21:42:51 +0100 From: Terje Elde <terje@elde.net> To: Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [installworld] Do We need /usr/obj Message-ID: <B352D17C-E1F5-44C6-A530-2CF37BFF09E7@elde.net> In-Reply-To: <56A532AC.3050803@tundraware.com> References: <56A532AC.3050803@tundraware.com>
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> On 24 Jan 2016, at 21:23, Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> wrote: >=20 > One of the servers I maintain has a very small footprint (it's a VPS). > It is set up to do a full buildworld/buildkernel every night. That way, > when its time to upgrade for, say, security reasons, there is no build del= ay > (which takes nearly 5 hours on this virtual machine). Why build on the machine then? Why not just build on and install from anothe= r? > The problem is that the machine has really limited disk space for day-to-d= ay > use. So here's the question: does installworld/kernel need what is in > /usr/obj, or can that be deleted once the build is complete? This would f= ree > up considerable space on that machine. Well, that's where your built stuff goes, so it's where you'd install files f= rom if you upgrade.=20 Also, it wouldn't really help you to delete it. With your current setup, you= 'd need the space again the next night, wouldn't you? Terje
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