On (10/09/03 05:26), Robert Storey wrote:
> Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 05:26:28 +0800
> From: Robert Storey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: kernel recompile - correct syntax
>
>
> I'm writing an article about Debian which will be published in a few days (on a
> well-known GNU/Linux web site). I'm trying to work out the best way to recompile a
> kernel. I don't want to give out an misinformation, so I need to be sure about the
> following...
>
> To compile a kernel, I originally thought that all one needed to do (to generate a
> deb file) was this:
>
> "make-kpkg clean kernel_imag"
>
> I walked this past a Debian guru, who sent me this reply:
>
> I suggest that you get people to use a --revision flag for
> make-kpkg and also an
> --append-to-version=-<hostname><revision> so that things
> will work the way they expect wrt LinuxOLD. If you dont use
> --append-to-version and just increment the revision then the
> new kernel when you install it will overwrite the current
> one and the current one will not become LinuxOLD. You need
> to change the version in order for the Linux/LinuxOLD thing
> to work as you might expect.
>
> I'm a little unclear about his syntax. I looked in file
> /usr/share/doc/kernel-package/README.gz
>
> "make-kpkg --append-to-version -custom.${VER} --revision custom.${VER}
> clean kernel_image"
>
> And I assume here that ${VER} means a number I must supply (1.0 or 10, or whatever).
>
> So what I'm asking is: what is EXACTLY the best syntax to use. Like I said, I'm
> writing an article - readers will rake me over the coals if I give out information
> that is ambiguous or unclear in any way.
>
Have a look at: http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/kernel-pkg.html
It is the only guidance, I've ever used ;)
HTH
Clive
http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk
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