Re: Space, speed etc...

theofilu@ping.at ("theofilu@ping.at")
Fri, 15 Mar 1996 19:13:10 +0100 (MET)


On Sun, 10 Mar 1996, Simon Tatham wrote:

> >1. Space:
> >... So my idea is to make `make smth` to remove files that
> >are not needed after `make config` was made...
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> 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.
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> What did "smth" stand for btw? :)
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> 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...
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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).

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.

I'm sure there are much more examples for not removing any piece of=20
kernel source.

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