Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 20:46:04 +0100 From: Thierry Herbelot <thierry@herbelot.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: Peter Jeremy <PeterJeremy@optushome.com.au> Subject: Re: /boot/kernel/kernel.debug on 6.0-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso ? Message-ID: <200511042046.06753.thierry@herbelot.com> In-Reply-To: <20051104193347.GM39882@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> References: <200511041509.07205.thierry@herbelot.com> <20051104193347.GM39882@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au>
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Le Friday 4 November 2005 20:33, Peter Jeremy a écrit : > > > >The increase seems to come from a kernel.debug : is it intended ? > > There was a recent thread about installing kernel.debug to ensure that > correct debugging symbols were available even if someone had rebuilt > their kernel. I think it's an excellent idea to distribute kernel.debug > because it should allow users to provide better quality problem reports. > (Though I'm less certain about / being the best place to store the > kernel.debug file). I was not precise enough : should the debug kernel be shipped also on the installation CD-ROM ? (one can easily understand why a debug kernel is installed - afterwards - with the full O.S., but it *seems* superfluous on the installation CD-ROM) my 2 euro-cents TfH
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