Bug#784206: [installation-guide] Re: "Compiling a New Kernel" section is hugely outdated
Control: tags -1 + pending
Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> wrote:
> On Wed, 2018-07-25 at 20:34 +0200, Holger Wansing wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> wrote:
> > > Package: installation-manual
> > > Severity: important
> > >
> > > There are many things wrong with the current text for "Compiling
> > > a New Kernel".
> > >
> > > - "It is often not necessary since the default kernel shipped with
> > > Debian handles most configurations." This is a great under-
> > > statement: almost all configurations are covered.
> > >
> > > - "Also, Debian often offers several alternative kernels." Actually
> > > there is less and less need for alternative kernels...
> > >
> > > - It recommends using kernel-package, but the upstream "make deb-pkg"
> > > recipe is usually a better choice
> > >
> > > - The linux-source-2.6 metapackage was transitional in wheezy and
> > > _does_not_exist_ in jessie.
> > >
> > > - The list of build-dependencies is missing many packages.
> > >
> > > I propose to remove almost the entire text and refer to the
> > > Debian Kernel Handbook (online and packaged).
> >
> > I would like to change it this way, if noone objects:
> [...]
>
> Looks good to me.
>
> I also just pushed a change to update the URL for the Debian Linux
> Kernel Handbook.
Just committed, tagging this bug as pending.
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