Big (apparent) reduction in kernel.rpm size

[Mauriat]

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 12:34 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan <poc at usb.ve> wrote:
> I just did a "yum upgrade" and happened to notice this (edited highlights):
>
>        Installing:
>         kernel                  x86_64     2.6.25.10-86.fc9  updates            18 M
>
>        [...]
>
>        Removing:
>         kernel                  x86_64     2.6.25.6-55.fc9  installed          70 M
>
> >From 70M down to 18M? That's a heck of a new optimizer in gcc :-)
>
> Just curious.

Are you comparing installed size (decompressed) vs. download size (compressed)?

-Mauriat