Hi,
For different reasons:
1. I always learnt: thou shall never compile anything as root! (it's like faith, you don't discuss something like this ;-) ).
2. from /usr/src/linux/README, the voice of the masters:
To do the actual install you have to be root, but none of the normal build should require that. Don't take the name of root in vain.
3. make-kpkg strongly suggests the usage of fakeroot. Why then?
Cheers, Eric
Victor Seva wrote:
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Eric Lavarde wrote:
Nevertheless, if I try to compile pwc as non-root (how it should be, in my understanding), I get the following error:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/kernel-headers-2.6.10-1-k7$ fakeroot make-kpkg --added_modules pwc-source modules_image # work around idiocy in recent kernel versions test ! -e scripts/package/builddeb || \ mv -f scripts/package/builddeb scripts/package/builddeb.dist test ! -e scripts/package/Makefile || \ (mv -f scripts/package/Makefile scripts/package/Makefile.dist && \ (echo "# Dummy file "; echo "help:") > scripts/package/Makefile) mv: cannot move `scripts/package/Makefile' to `scripts/package/Makefile.dist': Permission denied make: *** [stamp-debian] Error 1
So, did I misunderstood something, or is someone/something else the culprit here?
Compiling the kernel or modules as non-root?? why? This work is for the admin... so root is the right user to use. - -- Victor Seva [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.torreviejawireless.org http://linuxmaniac.homeip.net jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP Key ID: 0xDD12F253 Socio numero 78 de ANURI -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org
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