Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 18:08:49 +1000 (EST) From: Rob Hurle <rob@coombs.anu.edu.au> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, TrouBle <trouble@hackfurby.com> Subject: Re: 2.2.8 -> 3.2 kernel config Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.05.9909141806070.3204-100000@caligula.anu.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <19990914144740.J10106@freebie.lemis.com>
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Hi Greg, Concerning bloated kernels: > > freebsd [14:18] /usr/src/sys/compile/TEST1 #ll kernel > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 13578629 Sep 14 14:18 kernel > > > > 13.6MB! Not looking good. Any more ideas would be welcome. > > I missed the beginning of this, but this looks like you have a debug > kernel (-g option to config). This is good, not bad, since it enables Thanks heaps - yes, that was it. > > If you're using an older version of FreeBSD (2.X), you'll need "strip > -d" instead of "strip -g". > > In 4.X, "make install" will do this for you. An advance, IMHO. Cheers, Rob ---------------------------------------------------------- Rob Hurle rob@coombs.anu.edu.au Connect-A Tel: +61 2 6247 2397 PO Box 13 Fax: +61 2 6248 8905 Ainslie ACT 2602 Mobile: 0417 293 603 Australia ---------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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