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On Sonntag, 5. März 2017 23:57:11 CET Dale wrote: |
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> thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote: |
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> > Can I remove System.map files from /boot partition? |
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> > I don't have any reference to these files in grub.conf. |
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> I'm pretty sure grub uses that file. I've never tested the theory. |
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FTR: were this GRUB *2*, I'd say I'm pretty sure it doesn't, based on the fact |
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that "System.map" doesn't show up in the GRUB info manual (which mentions |
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"device map" files, which the System.map file is not) and the fact that I |
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stopped installing it into /boot/, so I know that my systems boot without it. |
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I don't know about the old GRUB, though, but I strongly suspect it doesn't use |
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it, either. |
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Quite frankly, I don't know how it would be useful for booting (it looks |
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somewhat like objdump output). A quick "ag System.map" in the kernel sources |
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leads me to believe that it is solely a debugging aid. |
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Greetings |
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-- |
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Marc Joliet |
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"People who think they know everything really annoy those of us who know we |
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don't" - Bjarne Stroustrup |
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