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Re: kernel headers---FAQ



On 18 Jan 1998, Rob Browning wrote:

> "James R. Van Zandt" <jrv@vanzandt.mv.com> writes:
> 
> > YES!  The postinst should point the sysadmin to a discussion of Debian
> > kernel compilation in the FAQ or somewhere else in /usr/doc.
> 
> That sounds good.  Something like:
> 
>   Error: Unable to create /usr/src/linux symlink.  This probably means
>   that you have installed your own source into /usr/src.  On a Debian
>   system /usr/src is owned by Debian (in compliance with the FSSTND).
>   See <some-faqdoc> for a detailed explanation.  Please rememdy the
>   situation, and then reinstall this package.
> 
> or something like that.  I think this would go a long way to
> preventing a flood of questions on debian-user when hamm's finally
> released.

Even better:

'Should I move /usr/src/linux to /usr/local/src/linux [Y/n]'

Jason


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