[ale] OT: New kernel build of 2.6.16

[Pat Regan]

Ben Coleman wrote:
> Christopher Fowler wrote:
>>> I'm amazed at the amount of space required just to build a new Linux
>>> kernel.  1.7G ?
> 
> And I remember being able to compile a kernel on a system that had only a
> 120MB hard drive.  The base system, the network tools, the kernel source and
> the development tools all fit with room to spare.

1.7 GB seems surprisingly high to me.  I recompiled a full Ubuntu kernel
package with a patch applied.  I don't think it used nearly 1.7GB, but I
might not have been paying attention.

I do remember building 1.2 kernels on my 386-40 (go AMD! :p) with 4 MB
of RAM.  Compiling a kernel was something I had to start before bed time
:p.  Upgrading the memory to 8 MB stopped most of the swapping and
brought the compile times down considerably :p.

Pat
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