RE: [Linux-ia64] Kernel: which machine to choose?

["Broadfoot, KenX" <kenx.broadfoot@intel.com>]

Thanks for that info...

I just strip the kernel....that seems to work as well..

--ken

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Don Dugger [SMTP:n0ano@valinux.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, August 08, 2000 12:15 PM
> To:	linux-ia64@linuxia64.org
> Subject:	Re: [Linux-ia64] Kernel: which machine to choose?
> 
> Gerrit-
> 
> By default the top level `Makefile' specifies the `-g' flag, which puts
> about 40MB of debug info into the kernel executable.  Just remove this
> flag
> and your kernel should drop dramatically in size.
> 
> On Tue, Aug 08, 2000 at 11:55:11AM -0700, Gerrit.Huizenga@us.ibm.com
> wrote:
> > 
> > $ gcc -v
> > Reading specs from
> /usr/lib/gcc-lib/ia64-redhat-linux/2.9-ia64-000216-final/specs
> >  gcc version 2.9-ia64-000216-final
> > 
> > I get 40 MB kernels, although the size of text/data/bss/etc. are about
> the
> > same as the 7-8 MB kernels shipped with the RedHat distro on my machine.
> 
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