Re: Debian/Woody and kernel 2.4.6

[Mike McGuire <mjm19@po.cwru.edu>]

> 
> On Mon, Jul 09, 2001 at 05:31:12PM -0700, Vibol Hou wrote:
> > You'll need these tools: http://people.debian.org/~bunk/
> > 
> > -Vibol
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Central Park [mailto:central_park@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 4:36 PM
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: Debian/Woody and kernel 2.4.6
> > 
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Just a quick question, will Debian/Woody (testing) need any extra updates to
> > compile and use a linux 2.4.6 kernel? I want to use iptables and stuff.
> > 
> > Email me directly, as I am not subscribed to the list.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance
> > 
> > Michael
>
> No, that url is for potato.  Woody does not need any special tweaking.
> There should be no reason for woody to ship with anything other than
> kernel 2.4.x when it's finally released (except, maybe, for kernel 2.6
> coming out by then ;^).
>
> noah

Just the same, you could check Documentation/Changes in the source 
tree, which lists what versions of some tools are required for the 
that kernel. Specifically, what gcc/make is needed to compile, what 
versions of filesystem utilites and PPP-type stuff. Testing should 
have all these by now, probably. Or you can always try unstable. :)

Mike McGuire