Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 13 Oct 1999 15:30:17 +0200 (CEST) | From | (Arjan van de Ven) | Subject | Re: Linux 2.3.21 Gripes. |
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Andi Kleen had the wisdom to write: AK> sassan@cup.hp.com (Dara Hazeghi) writes:
>> * 1MB+ Kernels: I don't know the precise breaking point, but it is >> not nice after a 25minute compilation to discover your kernel is too >> big. I know there are technical reasons, but this is an issue that'll >> have to be addressed sooner or later, and getting started sooner does >> have advantages.
AK> Have you tried make bzImage ?
That is not always enough. If the bzImage is larger than 1Mb, it still doesn't link. (But you need _a lot_ of drivers for this)
>> * Slow recompilation: When I build a kernel and it doesn't complete, >> usually I change the offending option to off, and recompile. However >> every single thing gets rebuilt. Again, some of us have slow machines >> and this is not a good thing for us.
AK> This is not true with 2.2+, except when you change "fundamental" things AK> (like CONFIG_SMP).
Or forget "make dep".
Greetings, Arjan van de Ven
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