Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 09:12:44 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Ludwig Pummer <ludwigp@bigfoot.com> Cc: Jeff Gray <jwg@netbox.com>, Questions at FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: newbie kernel question- strip problem Message-ID: <19991023091244.A6233@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <38111FE7.5F578BF0@bigfoot.com> References: <19991023011835.B588@marder-1> <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910221740320.28205-100000@cm-24-142-61-16.cableco-op.ispchannel.com> <19991023020511.I588@marder-1> <38111FE7.5F578BF0@bigfoot.com>
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On Fri, Oct 22, 1999 at 07:39:35PM -0700, Ludwig Pummer wrote:
> Mark Ovens wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 22, 1999 at 05:52:57PM -0700, Jeff Gray wrote:
> > > Maybe a [silly] rehash, but maybe not.
> > >
> > > The reason I ask is that neither the archives nor the earlier post by
> > > Jason indicated that it was necessary to change permissions to do this
> > > before using strip -g on a kernel. I am trying to understand if I
> > > am solving the correct problem by changing permissions.
> >
> > Not sure why it's not documented, and yes you are solving the
> > correct problem by changing permissions.
>
> The order in which I learned to do it is:
> 1) compile kernel. stay in the compile directory
> 2) cp kernel /var/crash/kernel.debug
> 3) strip -g kernel
> 4) make install
>
Yes, but the original poster already had a debug kernel installed
so he needed chflags(1) to strip it.
> That saves the trouble of modifying the copy of the kernel that's
> already installed and chflag'ed. Maybe I should use the --strip-debug
> option...
>
I don't think the original poster actually wanted a debug kernel.
> --Ludwig Pummer <ludwigp@bigfoot.com>
>
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