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@@ -31,6 +31,19 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 11.x IS SLOW:
disable the most expensive debugging functionality run
"ln -s 'abort:false,junk:false' /etc/malloc.conf".)
+20150924:
+ Kernel debug files have been moved to /usr/lib/debug/boot/kernel/,
+ and renamed from .symbols to .debug. This reduces the size requirements
+ on the boot partition or file system and provides consistency with
+ userland debug files.
+
+ When using the supported kernel installation method the
+ /usr/lib/debug/boot/kernel directory will be renamed (to kernel.old)
+ as is done with /boot/kernel.
+
+ Developers wishing to maintain the historical behavior of installing
+ debug files in /boot/kernel/ can set KERN_DEBUGDIR="" in src.conf(5).
+
20150827:
The wireless drivers had undergone changes that remove the 'parent
interface' from the ifconfig -l output. The rc.d network scripts