Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 6 Oct 2003 16:37:58 -0700 | From | jw schultz <> | Subject | Re: 71MB compressed for COMPILED(!!!) 2.6.0-test6 |
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On Mon, Oct 06, 2003 at 10:46:48AM -0700, jdow wrote: > From: "Jesper Juhl" <jju@dif.dk> > > On Mon, 6 Oct 2003, Matthias Andree wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 06 Oct 2003, Mike Fedyk wrote: > > > > > > > config DEBUG_INFO > > > > bool "Compile the kernel with debug info" > > > > depends on DEBUG_KERNEL > > > > help > > > > If you say Y here the resulting kernel image will include > > > > debugging info resulting in a larger kernel image. > > > > Say Y here only if you plan to use gdb to debug the kernel. > > > > If you don't debug the kernel, you can say N. > > > > > > > > "Larger kernel image" yeah, NO SHIT! ;) > > > > > > > > Maybe something that says it may enlarge your kernel by 5-10 times > would be > > > > nice... > > > > > > Send a patch... > > > > > > > How about this one? : > > > > > > diff -ur linux-2.6.0-test6-orig/arch/alpha/Kconfig > linux-2.6.0-test6/arch/alpha/Kconfig > > --- linux-2.6.0-test6-orig/arch/alpha/Kconfig 2003-09-28 > 02:50:39.000000000 +0200 > > +++ linux-2.6.0-test6/arch/alpha/Kconfig 2003-10-06 17:10:32.000000000 > +0200 > > @@ -769,6 +769,8 @@ > > help > > If you say Y here the resulting kernel image will include > > debugging info resulting in a larger kernel image. > > + This will substantially increase the size of the kernel image. > > + Size increases of 5 to 10 times normal size is to be expected. > > --------------------------------------------------^^ "are"
It isn't multiple increases but one of variable size.
"A size of 5 to 10 times normal is to be expected."
Gets the conjugation correct and eliminates the implied size += 6..10 * normal
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