Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 14 Jun 1996 21:20:55 +0200 (MET DST) | From | Gerd Knorr <> | Subject | split kernel (Re: <none>) |
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On Fri, 14 Jun 1996, Andrew C. Esh wrote:
> The script to split the main source tree into the different > architecture .tar.gz files is trivial. I wouldn't mind switching into > one extra directory and picking the linux-i386.tar.gz file from among > the Sparc, HP, SGI, Mac, Alpha, AS400, Cray, and other files, especially > if it means I only have to download a couple of megs, instead of 8 or 10. > > What do you think? > Did you ever run 'du' in /usr/src/linux? The arch-specific files are around 20-25%, so splitting by arch would'nt make the kernel tar-file much smaller. And you run in big trouble with the patches...
I say: NO!
Gerd
BTW: The biggest part is the 'drivers' subdirectory (around 50%), and splitting this in a somewhat useful way is nearly impossible, becauce everyone needs a few files from every subdirectory.
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