On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 16:02:15 -0700 Konstantin Svist <fry.kun@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I've used the kernel compilation procedure from the wiki page [1] but > the sizes of the binaries are larger than the distro sizes > > > [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/CustomKernel I've never compared them because I customize so much. My kernels are *much* smaller than the default Fedora kernel, and that's with not optimizing for size (I prefer speed). I've noticed that the default kernel hacking options for the stock Fedora kernel have kernel debugging checking turned on, though I turn it off. I can imagine that that would add a lot of size. Maybe that is the case for all the src.rpm packages, that they aren't optimized? It seems strange if that is the case. There must be a switch in the .spec file to change that, or of course it would be possible to look at the compile flags and change them directly. In general, when I use upstream source, I compile it from the development repositories, and install in /usr/local rather than trying to work with the packaging system. That way I always have a default too. :-) -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
