8.0-RELEASE -> -STABLE and size of /

[Oliver Brandmueller]

Hi,

I just noticed somthing: I setup an 8.0-RELEASE amd64 box, / is default 
512M. First step after setup was to csup to RELENG_8 and buildkernel and 
buildworld (no custom kernel, no make.conf).

Instaling the new kernel failed, since /boot/kernel/ is already well 
over 230 MBytes in size. moving that to kernel.old and writing a new one 
with about the same size fails due to no space left on device.

This is not a question; I do know how to get around this and how to 
configure custom kernels so they are a fragment of that size afterwards. 
However, I think this is a clear POLA violation. So, either GENERIC with 
less debugging information (symbols and stuff), which makes debugging 
harder or setting a higher default for / would be options, if not anyone 
else has better ideas.


- Oliver



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