On Wed, 2013-03-27 at 07:05 +0000, Mike wrote: > > You could try it yourself using the attached patch and the > > instructions at > > <http://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.org/ch-common-tasks.html#s-common-official>. > > These instructions don't work. One needs to "aptitude install dpkg-dev" > to get dpkg-source before "apt-get source linux". I've been pointing to those instructions for a few years now but no-one pointed this out! Maybe they already had it installed or just quietly filled in the missing step (as APT does give a hint). I'll update the text, anyway. > Then "apt-get install build-essential fakeroot" isn't needed. Not if APT::Install-Recommends has been disabled. Anyway, have you been able to test either patch now? Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Teamwork is essential - it allows you to blame someone else.
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