Enclosed please find a patch which when applied to the files in /usr/share/kernel-package, will make the linux-image file manageable even if CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is set to yes. What this does is add INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 to the "make modules_install" command, which will strip out the debugging information from the modules installed in /lib/modules/<kver>.
What I do if I want to use systemtap (which requires the debugging symbols) is I run the command from the build tree: "make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=/usr/lib/debug modules_install". This is a big help because on my systems /lib is on the root partition, and doesn't have the space for multiple kernels with 600 megs worth of modules. However, I *do* have the space in the /usr partition. On my todo list is to hack make-kpkg to create a linux-debuginfo dpkg, much like Red Hat does. If someone does that ahead of me, please let me know; to be honest it's relatively low on my priority list. Hopefully this patch is helpful, though! ** Attachment added: "Patch to make the kernel packages be manageable even with CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/16145151/add-strip-command -- make-kpkg with ubuntu sources creates gigantic package https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/90283 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
