656404 – sys-kernel/genkernel sets CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y which blows the sources

Bug 656404 - sys-kernel/genkernel sets CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y which blows the sources

Summary: sys-kernel/genkernel sets CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y which blows the sources

Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Genkernel Maintainers

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Reported:	2018-05-24 13:38 UTC by tazinblack
Modified:	2019-07-15 10:33 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description tazinblack 2018-05-24 13:38:45 UTC

By setting CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y the kernel sources are blown up from about 1.7 GB to over 7 GB which is very ugly if you're trying to build a small system. 
As far as I see this option enabled is only useful for a few. 
So a default CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=n would be better

Comment 1 Ben Kohler gentoo-dev

2019-03-07 21:34:02 UTC

This is disabled by default on all arches except ppc64le, are you a ppc64le user?