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>Index: book.sgml
>===================================================================
>RCS file: /usr/local/doctree/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v
>retrieving revision 1.72
>diff -u -r1.72 book.sgml
>--- book.sgml	2000/07/16 20:39:43	1.72
>+++ book.sgml	2000/07/18 02:19:05
>@@ -4100,6 +4100,33 @@
> </answer></qandaentry>
> 
> <qandaentry><question>
>+<para>Why is my kernel so big (over 10MB)?</para></question><answer>
>+
>+<para>Chances are, you compiled your kernel in <emphasis>debug
>+mode</emphasis>. Kernels built in debug mode contain many symbols that
>+are used for debugging, thus greatly increasing the size of the
>+kernel. Note that if you running a FreeBSD 3.0 or later system, there
>+will be little or no performance decrease from running a debug
>+kernel, and it is useful to keep one around in case of a system
>+panic.</para>
>+<para>However, if you are running low on disk space, or you simply
>+don't want to run a debug kernel, make sure that:</para>
>+<itemizedlist>
>+ <listitem><para>You do not have a line in your kernel configuration file
>+ that reads <emphasis>makeoptions DEBUG=-g</emphasis>,
>+ and</para></listitem>
>+ 
>+ <listitem><para>You are not running <command>config</command> with the
>+ <option>-g</option> option.</para></listitem>
>+</itemizedlist>
>+
>+<para>Both of the above situations will cause your kernel to be built
>+in debug mode. As long as you make sure you follow the steps above,
>+you can build your kernel normally, and you should notice a fairly
>+large size decrease; most kernels tend to be around 1.5MB to 2MB.</para>
>+</answer></qandaentry>  
>+
>+<qandaentry><question>
> <para>Interrupt conflicts with multi-port serial code.</para></question><answer>
> 
> <para><emphasis remap=bf>Q.</emphasis> When I compile a kernel with multi-port serial code, it

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