Messages in this thread | | | From | Albert Cahalan <> | Subject | Re: Space, speed etc... | Date | Sat, 16 Mar 1996 01:23:35 -0500 (EST) |
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>>> 1. Space: >>> ... So my idea is to make `make smth` to remove files that >>> are not needed after `make config` was made... >>=20 >> You mean, delete unwanted drivers and unused filesystems, and >> generally clean the place up? That sounds like a damn good plan to >> me. I'm sure 3/4 of the stuff would disappear if I could do that. >>=20 >> What did "smth" stand for btw? :) >>=20 >> Does anyone else dis/agree with this idea? If nobody else has time >> to actually think about *doing* it, I'll give it a go... >>=20 > Please don't do so! I, for example, use that 'not needed' drivers to=20 > build modules. Sure, the filesystem xiafs was never used by me, but if=20 > sometimes there is a need for it, I can simply load the module and I'm=20 > able to access it (only an idea).
Then you do not run 'make swth', and neither does Linus. The rest of us save some disk space, maybe $10 worth.
> Or another scenario: > What happens if you get a new piece of hardware, a SCSI adapter + tape=20 > for example. If you've deleted the sources for the SCSI drivers, you ar= > e=20 > not able to recompile your kernel with SCSI support.
Then you either plan ahead and do not delete unused sources, or you download a new kernel source tree. This is not automatic deletion after 'make config', only when the user requests it! (otherwise Linus himself could not run make config w/o destruction)
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