Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 11:56:48 -0700 From: Scott Corey <sbcorey@azstarnet.com> To: Chris.Smith@raytheon.co.uk Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Need Help: Kernel Build Problem - Kernel Builds at 7Mbytes! Message-ID: <3857E470.E9D7C9EB@azstarnet.com> References: <00256848.005A544B.00@rslhub.raytheon.co.uk>
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Chris.Smith@raytheon.co.uk wrote: > > Hi, > > I've generated a config file for the kernel from GENERIC by removing the > SCSI host adaptors, turned off debugging and built the kernel. The problem > is that the kernel image comes out of gcc @ 7Mbytes. This is huge compared > to the standard kernel.GENERIC. All I have done is # out the aha entries > and any other un-necessary bits. > > Is there anything silly I'm doing, because kernels really shouldn't be that > large! > > System: FreeBSD 3.2-STABLE, Genuine Intel i686 processor, Genuine Intel > SE440BX board. > > thanks, > > Chris Smith > Raytheon Systems Limited UK Looks like you have compiled your kernel with debug (config -g) try compiling with "config -r" and see if the kernel image is smaller. -- "Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms [of government] those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny." --Thomas Jefferson To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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