kernel is unbuildably large
Bug #645653 reported by
LaMont Jones
This bug affects 2 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Andy Whitcroft | ||
Maverick |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
linux-linaro (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Maverick |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
linux-linaro-omap (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Maverick |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
The linux package, as of lucid, has a disk footprint at build time in excess of 23GB on amd64, and maverick crosses the 25GB threshold.
As a result, nearly all of the PPAs fail to build the package, because they run out of disk space. The second largest package (to my knowledge) is openoffice.org, which is a bit over 6GB.
The failure mode in some situations causes the PPA build to loop indefinitely until someone notices and we kill the build.
Can we please teach the kernel build process how to use /bin/rm from time to time to keep its footprint down to something reasonable?
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
assignee: | nobody → Andy Whitcroft (apw) |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
tags: | added: patch |
tags: |
added: verification-done removed: verification-needed |
Changed in linux-linaro-omap (Ubuntu Maverick): | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in linux-linaro (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Invalid |
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Attached is the patch to ensure the build cleans up after itself, essentially cleaning after each flavour is completed.