ugrading to 2.4.18 (IMHO) gives a pretty good performance increase... of course, i don't have any 'real' stats to prove...it just 'feels' like it ;) good luck and happy compiling! -jeff p.s. the make-kpkg is so slick...why not try it...just to see how it works...very cool indeed... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org