From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Broadfoot, KenX" Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 16:37:30 +0000 Subject: RE: [Linux-ia64] Kernel: which machine to choose? Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org 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. > > -- > Don Dugger > "Censeo Toto nos in Kansa esse decisse." - D. Gale > n0ano@valinux.com > Ph: 303/938-9838 > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-IA64 mailing list > Linux-IA64@linuxia64.org > http://lists.linuxia64.org/lists/listinfo/linux-ia64