Robinson Tiemuqinke wrote:
Hi, I'm a newbie to kernel compilation and installation. I just found a "problem" needs experts help: How to strip vanilla kernel modules sizes? The 2.6 vanilla kernels doens't have a build options like "make strip" or "make installStrip" or similar options, so a simple "make config; make; make modules_install install" will installed unstripped kernel modules to under /lib/modules/<vanilla_kernel>. And then unfortunatelly the size of much bigger than default FC4 stock kernel. I have to run "strip" manually to strip the sizes down, Any one can share his|her experience in kernel compilation? how to strip the kernel modules before "make module_install install"? or there is a MAKE switch I forget since I see the command "strip" in the Makefile ??
One option would be to build your own kernel RPM packages based on the Fedora ones; that way you'd get the debug symbols split off into a separate -debuginfo package (assuming you had redhat-rpm-config installed), just like the official Fedora kernels.
I have a HOWTO at: http://www.city-fan.org/tips/TweakKernelPackage Paul.
