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| author | Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> | 2006-05-27 21:30:34 +0000 |
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| committer | Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> | 2006-05-27 21:30:34 +0000 |
| commit | d244bc1a5745a64902d65b55c0fdc8d7e1a1221c (patch) | |
| tree | 199ed745d9d777e3fc7c7b2907b716465be4a3c0 /docs | |
| parent | d9872aa0d7026a1a92551d432a0928b844da542e (diff) | |
| download | busybox-d244bc1a5745a64902d65b55c0fdc8d7e1a1221c.tar.gz | |
Update FAQ to mention make baseline when talking about make bloatcheck.
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diff --git a/docs/busybox.net/FAQ.html b/docs/busybox.net/FAQ.html index 6bc144df6..97a577d52 100644 --- a/docs/busybox.net/FAQ.html +++ b/docs/busybox.net/FAQ.html @@ -528,9 +528,11 @@ command line argument parsing (getopt_ulflags.c), and a whole lot more.</p> <p> The <b>"make bloatcheck"</b> option uses Matt Mackall's bloat-o-meter script to compare two versions of busybox (busybox_unstripped vs busybox_old), and report which symbols changed size and by how much. - To use it, first build a base version, rename busybox_unstripped to - busybox_old, and then build a new version with your changes and run - "make bloatcheck" to see the size differences from the old version. + To use it, first build a base version with <b>"make baseline"</b>. + (This creates busybox_old, which should have the original sizes for + comparison purposes.) Then build the new version with your changes + and run "make bloatcheck" to see the size differences from the old + version. </p> <p> The first line of output has totals: how many symbols were added or |