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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/config/config.8')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/config/config.8 | 8 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/config/config.8 b/usr.sbin/config/config.8 index 17dc78665f95..9eeab242ee2a 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/config/config.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/config/config.8 @@ -157,12 +157,16 @@ to extract the configuration information, use the command strings kernel | grep ___ .Ed .Sh DEBUG KERNELS -Traditional BSD kernels compiled without symbols due to the heavy load on the +Traditional +.Bx +kernels compiled without symbols due to the heavy load on the system when compiling a .Dq debug kernel. A debug kernel contains complete symbols for all the source files, and enables an experienced kernel programmer to analyse the cause of a problem. The -debuggers available prior to 4.4BSD-Lite were able to find some information +debuggers available prior to +.Bx 4.4 Lite +were able to find some information from a normal kernel; .Xr gdb 1 provides very little support for normal kernels, and a debug kernel is needed |