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Date:      Wed, 07 Apr 1999 15:48:25 +0100
From:      Niall Smart <nsmart@kira.team400.ie>
To:        Greg Black <gjb-freebsd@gba.oz.au>
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Veto? (was: Debug kernel by default (was: System size with -g))
Message-ID:  <370B7039.4AEE986B@kira.team400.ie>
References:  <19990407114127.Y2142@lemis.com> <Pine.BSF.3.95.990406191655.1119B-100000@current1.whistle.com> <19990407141928.C2142@lemis.com> <19990407125453.15859.qmail@alpha.comkey.com.au>

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Greg Black wrote:
> 
> > I don't even rely on my own memory :-)  Evidence is more convincing.
> 
> :-)
> 
> > >> Does anybody want to execute a power of veto, or shall I commit some
> > >> changes?
> > >
> > > If you turn it on, make it a DEAD SNAP to turn it off
> > > (maybe even look as sysctl hw.usermem or something.)
> >
> > I think a sysctl would be wrong.  Environment variable if you want.
> > But I think config -s would be the way to go.  Maybe I can print an
> > explicit message:
> >
> >   # config GENERIC
> >   Building kernel with full symbolic support.  Do "config -s GENERIC"
> >   for historic partial symbolic support.
> >
> >   Don't forget to do a ``make depend''
> >   Kernel build directory is ../../compile/GENERIC,

"Historical partial symbolic support"?   There has
to be a better wording.

Niall "Two Cents" Smart


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