From d244bc1a5745a64902d65b55c0fdc8d7e1a1221c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rob Landley Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 21:30:34 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update FAQ to mention make baseline when talking about make bloatcheck. --- docs/busybox.net/FAQ.html | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) 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.

The "make bloatcheck" 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 "make baseline". + (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.

The first line of output has totals: how many symbols were added or