On Fri, Jun 21, 2002 at 08:59:32AM -0400, Andrew Perrin wrote: > On Thu, 20 Jun 2002, Paul E Condon wrote: > > [snip] > > > Also here, the tarball must be untarred, which I figured out myself, and > > > > Sorry - forgot that step! > > > there must be a softlink > > /usr/src/linux that points to > > /usr/src/kernel-sources-2.4.18, > > which was pointed out to me by Griz Inabnit > > > > No, you do not need such a link. It works fine to compile in > /usr/src/kernel-sources-2.4.18. If you prefer to compile in /usr/src/linux > then you need the link. If you prefer to compile in /usr/src/disneyland > then you need a symlink there. >
To expand on my earlier post: Some module selections require the link. If you don't request compilation of a module that requires the link, you don't need the link. But I know of no way to know, a priori, which modules do require the link. I know that for the particular .config that I created the link was necessary. In this case, your mileage really does vary. I think it would be a useful addition to make-kpkg to have it put in this link. It costs very little in computer resources, and it saves some users from an initial failed kernel build. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin > Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill > [EMAIL PROTECTED] * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
