Re: rolling vanilla kernel on Squeeze

[Perry Thompson <rypervenche@yahoo.fr>]

On 05/17/2011 10:09 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> System:          Squeeze
> Current Kernel:  2.6.34.1 vanilla built under Lenny long before
>                  upgrading to Squeeze
> Issue:           Seeing two extra .debs being built by make
> 
> I grabbed 2.6.38.6 from kernel.org yesterday and rolled a kernel using
> 'make KDEB_PKGVERSION=custom.x.x deb-pkg'.  After running the make
> script I ended up with a kernel .deb package, a headers .deb package,
> and a libc-dev .deb package.  I've been rolling my own kernels for many
> years and I've never ended up with anything but a single kernel .deb
> file.  I don't use initrd nor module support.
> 
> What's the story on these two new .deb packages, and what do I do with
> them, if anything?  Is it safe to go ahead and install the kernel
> package?  What, if anything, do I need to do with the 2 new files?
> Install them?  Copy then to /boot?  Ignore them?
> 
Install them all, it is normal.