On Fri, Dec 29, 2000 at 10:21:30AM -0600, David A. Rogers wrote: > On Thu, 28 Dec 2000, Carel Fellinger wrote:
> I understand your comment about fakeroot. However, I didn't include any > documentation on it for a couple of reasons. > > First, I've instructed the reader to read the kernel-package documentation > which includes instructions on how to do that already. As I state in the > University principles, I don't want to duplicate existing documentation if > possible. But elas, the info I've got on fakeroot is at least confusing:( At one place you're told to use "fakeroot command..." and somewhere else you'll find something like "command -use-fakeroot-option..." advertised as sometimes configure and friends don't work with fakeroot. And elas again I didn't manage to get the latter variant to work. In other words I just hoped to get better info at the university, like you did with modules. The info on modules *can* be found elsewere, but take a lot of digging. > Second, I really think that the use of fakeroot, in this case, is being > unnecessarily cautious. I agree that one should not login as root (normally), > but I see no harm in using su or sudo in an xterm window for the purpose of > building a new kernel - especially in light of the fact that my intended > audience is home users with dialup systems. They have a lot less security > risk (and need for security measures) than the average business box. > > I am open to discussion, however. If you can give me compelling reasons that > a home user should use fakeroot whilst building a kernel, please do. That might be, but on the other hand *especially* the audience you address is likely to be no expert, and hence should really be urged in all circum- stances to refrain from becomming root. Just a matter of consistent upbringing, not so much a security maesure in this case. > On the other topic, the kernel-package does state that > /usr/src/kernel-source-etc is an acceptable location for the kernel source. > If anyone can give a compelling reason not to make the linux symlink, I will > listen. In an other thread no-one came forth with such compelling reasons, so I think I remembered incorrectly and that link is alright after all. -- groetjes, carel
