[Fwd: What do people think about not installing a stripped /kernel ?]

[Ruslan Ermilov]

On Thu, Oct 21, 2004 at 01:30:53AM +0300, Maxim Sobolev wrote:
> Maxim Sobolev wrote:
> 
> >OK, I've just checked objcopy manpage and found that there is actually a 
> >better way which combines best properties of both approach. In modern 
> >GNU toolchain it is possible to split executable and debugging info into 
> >two separate files, but put a reference into executable, so that you 
> >don't have to worry about how to load debugging symbols:
> >
[...]
> >I checked, this works like a charm with our current toolchain/gdb. This 
> >allows us to do the following clever trick WRT kernel debug:
> >
> >1. Compile kernel/modules with debugging symbols;
> >2. Split out executable and debugging pieces for each module;
> >3. Associate each executable file with appropriate debug file;
> >4. Install executable into /boot/kernel as usually;
> >5. Install real debugging into /var/something, put symlink to it into 
> >/boot/kernel.
> >
> >By the way, this approach can be extended to be an option of buildworld 
> >as well! It can be good way to trade developers' time for some hdd 
> >space, since with this option "on" you will always be able to debug 
> >misbehaving application/library without the need to recompile/reinstall 
> >everything!
> 
> BTW, it also allows us to do create separate "debug" distribution for 
> release CDs. So that one can do binary install and then add  debugging 
> symbols if necessary.
> 
Now go and hack kmod.mk and kern.post.mk, and I will go to bed.  ;)
Psycho!  :-)


Cheers,
-- 
Ruslan Ermilov
ru at FreeBSD.org
FreeBSD committer
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