/boot/kernel/kernel.debug on 6.0-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso ?
Thierry Herbelot
thierry at herbelot.com
Fri Nov 4 11:46:30 PST 2005
Le Friday 4 November 2005 20:33, Peter Jeremy a écrit :
> >
> >The increase seems to come from a kernel.debug : is it intended ?
>
> There was a recent thread about installing kernel.debug to ensure that
> correct debugging symbols were available even if someone had rebuilt
> their kernel. I think it's an excellent idea to distribute kernel.debug
> because it should allow users to provide better quality problem reports.
> (Though I'm less certain about / being the best place to store the
> kernel.debug file).
I was not precise enough : should the debug kernel be shipped also on the
installation CD-ROM ? (one can easily understand why a debug kernel is
installed - afterwards - with the full O.S., but it *seems* superfluous on
the installation CD-ROM)
my 2 euro-cents
TfH
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