Re: kernel compile step 1

[csj <csj@mindgate.net>]

On Thu, 2001-09-20 at 19:30, Richard Hector wrote:
> jjheuring wrote:
> > 
> > On Thu, Sep 20, 2001 at 09:28:01AM +0700, San Segkhoonthod wrote:
> > > you can either install kernel-source-2.x.x packages or go get it from
> > > http://www.kernel.org/pub.
> > 
> > But doesn't 'apt-get install kernel-package' take care of that?
> 
> No. kernel-package is a tool to help you create a kernel image package
> from the source. You need to install the kernel-source-2.x.x package
> seperately.
> 
> 'apt-get install kernel-source-2.2.19' (for example) will do that for
> you - you need to choose which version you want, of course.
> 
> IMHO the kernel-package docs need lots of careful reading - others seem
> to agree, or have given up on it :-)

This is the only doc I read before I compiled my first Debianized
kernel:

make-kpkg --help