Kernel symbol file alternate location

[Daniel O'Connor]

On 13/08/2010, at 10:43, Adrian Chadd wrote:
>> [cain 14:07] /tmp >rm -f kernel/*.symbols
>> [cain 14:07] /tmp >du -sh kernel
>>  50M    kernel
> 
> Why not add support to the relevant libraries/code to support reading
> compressed symbol files?

Hmm, it does make a rather massive difference..

206Mb -> 55Mb compressed(!)

Unfortunately I have no idea how to go about it :(

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