Re: Kernel, modules and GCC format

2005-08-27 Thread Bob Proulx
janjansenbe wrote: > Can you explain how update-alternatives works in practice ? Here is an old discussion of it. http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2002/08/msg02808.html But update-alternatives is not appropriate here for managing the /usr/bin/gcc symlink because currently that is part of th

Re: Kernel, modules and GCC format

2005-08-24 Thread Daniel Pittman
"janjansenbe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Can you explain how update-alternatives works in practice ? The manual page update-alternatives(8) does a pretty good job, but the short and curly of it is: update-alternatives maintains a bunch of symlinks for things like gcc, vi, and other applicatio

Re: Kernel, modules and GCC format

2005-08-24 Thread janjansenbe
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Re: Kernel, modules and GCC format

2005-08-23 Thread Daniel Pittman
"janjansenbe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It's the easiest to stick with the kernel versions available in the > Debian repository you are currently running, for example Debian > 'testing'. > > Just remove the gcc link towards gcc-4.0 and create a new symbolic link > towards gcc-3.3, the one used

Re: Kernel, modules and GCC format

2005-08-23 Thread janjansenbe
It's the easiest to stick with the kernel versions available in the Debian repository you are currently running, for example Debian 'testing'. Just remove the gcc link towards gcc-4.0 and create a new symbolic link towards gcc-3.3, the one used to compile the kernel 2.6.11 provided currently in te

Re: Kernel, modules and GCC format

2005-08-20 Thread Daniel Pittman
"Gorjanc Gregor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>"Gorjanc Gregor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>> >>> I just bought IBM ThinkPad R50e and I successfully installed Debian >>> testing on it. Works nice. Is there anyone who is willing to share >>> kernel (2.6) and any modules configuration optimized fo

RE: Kernel, modules and GCC format (was Kernel and modules configuration optimized for IBM ThinkPad R50e)

2005-08-20 Thread Gorjanc Gregor
>On Saturday 20 August 2005 18:41, Gorjanc Gregor wrote: >> Hmm, I installed Debian via debian-installer directly as testing. So I >> assume GCC 4 came as default. Since everything will move to GCC 4 >> sooner or later, should not I rather compile the kernel with GCC 4 than >> modules with GCC 3.*?

Re: Kernel, modules and GCC format (was Kernel and modules configuration optimized for IBM ThinkPad R50e)

2005-08-20 Thread Frans Pop
On Saturday 20 August 2005 18:41, Gorjanc Gregor wrote: > Hmm, I installed Debian via debian-installer directly as testing. So I > assume GCC 4 came as default. Since everything will move to GCC 4 > sooner or later, should not I rather compile the kernel with GCC 4 than > modules with GCC 3.*? The

RE: Kernel, modules and GCC format (was Kernel and modules configuration optimized for IBM ThinkPad R50e)

2005-08-20 Thread Gorjanc Gregor
>> [...] >> You all made fair statements and I am convinced to stay with Debians >> kernel. I just installed 2.6.11-1-686 image but now I have other >> problem. I installed sources for ipw2200 and thinkpad modules and >> tried to install them via 'module-assistant' and for ipw2200 it went >> fine.

Re: Kernel, modules and GCC format (was Kernel and modules configuration optimized for IBM ThinkPad R50e)

2005-08-20 Thread Richard Mittendorfer
Also sprach "Gorjanc Gregor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Sat, 20 Aug 2005 17:57:28 +0200): > [...] > You all made fair statements and I am convinced to stay with Debians > kernel. I just installed 2.6.11-1-686 image but now I have other > problem. I installed sources for ipw2200 and thinkpad modules and >

Kernel, modules and GCC format (was Kernel and modules configuration optimized for IBM ThinkPad R50e)

2005-08-20 Thread Gorjanc Gregor
>>"Gorjanc Gregor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> I just bought IBM ThinkPad R50e and I successfully installed Debian >> testing on it. Works nice. Is there anyone who is willing to share >> kernel (2.6) and any modules configuration optimized for this brand? >> I really get lost in 'make menu