On Sun, 5 Jan 2003 22:14:26 +1000 (EST) Andy Farkas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Why does compiling a kernel (make buildkernel KERNCONF=GENERIC) take > 7 times as much space on 5.0-current than it does on 4.7-stable? > > On a 4.7-stable box, /usr/obj/usr/src/sys totals 34 MB. > > On a 5.0-current box, /usr/obj/usr/src/sys totals 270 MB! > > (for each box, I rm /usr/obj/*, make buildworld, then make buildkernel > KERNCONF=GENERIC) Because debug symbols are enabled in 5.0 for kernel compiles (the installed kernel is without debug symbols, but in your kernel build directory should also be a much larger kernel.debug). Bye, Alexander. -- Loose bits sink chips. http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net GPG fingerprint = C518 BC70 E67F 143F BE91 3365 79E2 9C60 B006 3FE7 To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message