-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On 18 Feb 1998, Jan Vroonhof wrote:
> Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Hi Manoj, thanks for make-kpkg I like it a lot. Especially the fact > that your own kernel a full fledged package. > > > > > Disadvantages of using make-kpkg > > ------------- -- ----- --------- > > > > i) This is a cookie cutter approach to compiling kernels, and > > there are paople who like being close to the bare metal. > > ii) This is not how it is done in the non-Debian world. This > > flaunts tradition. > > > iii) Doing it this way forces you to be root to do a kernel compile. > > I know this probably more of a problem with the packaging system > itself. However it would be very nice if this could be changed. There > should be no need to be root to compile a kernel, only when installing > it. You may use fakeroot, so iii) is not really a limitation. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: latin1 iQCVAgUBNOsE9CqK7IlOjMLFAQFVIwP6AoPiMcLQFAeZkb1YXLH18zDoMJ/+6p5e JdnWV4GsD66fWqQFsJOfauN11OkOPM4/LnFZUwgxW1kIfewLdE2cpx34C/R1nip9 RAJA36eVrkpOGWhgLnwc/4G2gzl9kr3chqGRmCbUuBix30h7tvX5PSm9Q0B67Bxa +3Y2yek7i9A= =wndj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .