Daniel Frey <[email protected]> wrote: > On 12/03/17 07:12, Mick wrote: > > On 03-12-2017 ,10:57:33, Peter Humphrey wrote: > >> On Saturday, 2 December 2017 12:30:57 GMT Mick wrote: > >>> I'm getting this error after I changed my profile as per > >>> '2017-11-30-new-17- > >>> profiles' news item: > >>>>>> Compiling source > >>>>>> in /data/tmp_var/portage/sys-boot/grub-0.97-r16/work/ > >> > >> [...] > >> > >>> However, sys-boot/grub-0.97-r17 installed fine once keyworded on > >>> this (mostly) stable system. This may save time for others who > >>> come across the same problem. > >> > >> It has. Thanks Mick. > >> > >> -- >> Regards, > >> Peter. > > > Unfortunately, an older system with only 50MB /boot partition did > > > not > > have enough space to allow sys-boot/grub-0.97-r17 to install all its > > files and fs drivers. I ended up restoring /boot from a back up. > > YMMV. I have a 250MB /boot partition and have the same problem, and > > I only have one kernel installed at ~5MB. > > I wonder how much space it needs in total now... > > Dan
I'm using a hardened system with grub-0.97-r16 and have a 93MB boot partition. It contains eight kernels each about 6.7MB in size and the associated System.map files each about 2.2MB in size and I have still 13MB free space in boot. How could this be? -- Regards wabe
