cvs commit: src/sys/conf kern.post.mk

[David O'Brien]

On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 11:58:39AM +0100, Robert Watson wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Sep 2005, Nate Lawson wrote:
> >David E. O'Brien wrote:
> >>obrien      2005-09-11 00:22:21 UTC
> >>
> >>  FreeBSD src repository
> >>
> >>  Modified files:
> >>    sys/conf             kern.post.mk   Log:
> >>  For HEAD, install a kernel with debug information if DEBUG is a kernel
> >>  config option.  It is too easy to loose the build directory and not have
> >>  symbols for kgdb to read.
> >>    Revision  Changes    Path
> >>  1.84      +4 -17     src/sys/conf/kern.post.mk
> >
> >I disagree with this change.  We do not need to waste the space in /. If 
> >I'm running a debug kernel, it is based on the latest version of 
> >kernel.debug in my kernel compile dir and I know to find it there.
> 
> If it is decided to keep this change in the tree, then we should make sure 
> that removing it is added to the "Create a -STABLE branch" directions -- 

That is something for RE to decide, who I know have a checklist of things
to modify/change/add when creating a RELENG_ branch.

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-- David  (obrien at FreeBSD.org)