Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 16:40:39 -0800 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org> To: David O'Brien <obrien@freebsd.org> Cc: cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf GENERIC src/sys/alpha/conf GENERIC src/sys/sparc64/conf GENERIC src/sys/amd64/conf GENERIC src/sys/pc98/conf GENERIC Message-ID: <20031209004039.GU75620@elvis.mu.org> In-Reply-To: <20031208231349.GA10458@dragon.nuxi.com> References: <200312072352.hB7Nqsw6011333@repoman.freebsd.org> <20031208190305.GA956@cirb503493.alcatel.com.au> <20031208191702.GA50623@xor.obsecurity.org> <20031208231349.GA10458@dragon.nuxi.com>
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* David O'Brien <obrien@freebsd.org> [031208 15:14] wrote: > On Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 11:17:02AM -0800, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > Yeah, that's a good idea. GNATS is full of PRs with panic strings but > > no tracebacks, and it can be time-consuming and difficult to get > > people to obtain them post-facto. If we ship a kernel.debug with the > > release then we can explain in the release documentation how to use it > > to submit a useful PR. > > The problem is release/Makefile isn't smart enough to not put the debug > kernels in the ISO's /boot. Thus ISO's are much larger and there is less > package space. (apologies in advance for what's an obvious, "it'd nice if someone..") I know it's extra work (I replied to scottl in private about my reservations about this decision (to avoid extra chatter)), but if one of re@ could find it in his heart and schedule, it would be doing everyone a big service to support us shipping a stripped debug kernel. -- - Alfred Perlstein - Research Engineering Development Inc. - email: bright@mu.org cell: 408-480-4684
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