Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 01:24:14 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, FreeBSD Hackers <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Debug kernel by default (was: System size with -g) Message-ID: <19990331012414.F17547@futuresouth.com> In-Reply-To: <19990331165139.W413@lemis.com>; from Greg Lehey on Wed, Mar 31, 1999 at 04:51:39PM %2B0930 References: <19990331003535.E17547@futuresouth.com> <19990331165139.W413@lemis.com>
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On Wed, Mar 31, 1999 at 04:51:39PM +0930, a little birdie told me that Greg Lehey remarked > On Wednesday, 31 March 1999 at 0:35:35 -0600, Matthew D. Fuller wrote: > > I know this is what most people will think of as a Very Bad Idea From The > > Get-Go, but I'm curious in any event. > > What sort of impact on size(disk)/size(memory)/startup time/etc would > > compiling the entire system with debugging symbols be? (i.e., put -g in > > CFLAGS in make.conf) Double the size of the base system? Quintuple? > > Interestingly enough, we are currently discussing this in -hackers. > We're thinking about changing the way the kernel is built so that a > debug kernel will be the default. I've been following the discussion in -hackers, but I'm asking about the WHOLE system, not just the kernel. Trying to decide whether I need to allocate a 2 gig / partition to handle this ;) No, I'm not thinking this is a good idea, but I'm wondering about just how big it would be, so I can plan ahead on partition sizes if I ever feel the urge. --- *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | Matthew Fuller http://www.over-yonder.net/ | * fullermd@futuresouth.com fullermd@over-yonder.net * | UNIX Systems Administrator Specializing in FreeBSD | * FutureSouth Communications ISPHelp ISP Consulting * | "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, | * is because I haven't figured out how to light the * | middle yet" | *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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