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I have built the Linux kernel, but I wanted to do it without building the debug package.
I know that it's possible to disable the flag CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO, via scripts/config (with either --set str "" or --disable).
However, I'm confused, because when I invoke make deb-pkg, the flag is reset to the value y, so that the package is built.
Why does this happen?
The behaviour changed slightly in 5.18, which may be why you’re seeing this. DEBUG_INFO is now a selection, so CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is set based on other configuration settings. To disable DEBUG_INFO, you need to enable DEBUG_INFO_NONE and make sure all the other selections are disabled (DEBUG_INFO_DWARF_TOOLCHAIN_DEFAULT, DEBUG_INFO_DWARF4, DEBUG_INFO_DWARF5).
