Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 16:12:42 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: "O. Hartmann" <ohartman@mail.uni-mainz.de> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Debug tags in FreeBSD Message-ID: <20050407141242.GA84097@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <42553EB2.8090804@mail.uni-mainz.de> References: <42553EB2.8090804@mail.uni-mainz.de>
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On Thu, Apr 07, 2005 at 04:07:46PM +0200, O. Hartmann wrote: > Dear Sirs. > Sometimes I watch compiling 'world' or 'kernel' and recognize some '-g' > options while compiling, especially when doing so with a FreeBSD > 5.X-STABLE branch. > Are all pre-releases of FreeBSD due to development and bug tracking > 'tagged' with debugger options and do they go away with a 'RELEASE' (or > is this simply a stupid rumor that all STABLE versions are still tagged > to be debugged)? The default compile options for FreeBSD (including -STABLE, -CURRENT as well as releases) do not include any debug flags. > > The reason why I ask is simple. I need my FreeBSD box for scientific > researches and would like to squeeze out as much power as possible and > therefor debugging options are meant to slow down code. Even if you do compile with '-g' it will not slow down the code at all. The only drawback will be that the extra debug info will take up extra space on the disk. > > I'm not a development thug, so if this question sound stupid, I would > regret bothering you. Hope someone will answer. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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