Re: kernel depends?
libncurses-dev is not required to build a kernel: make config works just
fine. Having said this, I have often wondered if there mighn't be a use
for task-kernel-builder. Depends on kernel-package, ncurses-dev, tcl/tk,
gcc, glibc-dev, etc.
On Tue, 28 Nov 2000, Jan Martin Mathiassen wrote:
> one thing that's been bothering me a bit lately (well, mostly while i was a
> linux newbie, but still), has been the fact that when i apt-get install the
> kernels, it depends on bzip2 only... not any of the tools it needs to be
> *built*. should i file a wishlist bug against the kernel packages, asking
> them to be dependent on bin86, libncurses4-dev etc?
>
> this *is* a highly frustrating issue for a newbie (especially since the
> kernel-HOWTO doesn't mention what packages you need to build it ... i think
> i spent a few hours before someone told me "um... you need bin86 installed
> to compile the asm part of the kernel".
>
> -m
>
> When you are having a bad day, and it seems like everybody is trying to piss
> you off, remember that it takes 42 muscles to produce a frown, but only 4
> muscles to work the trigger of a good sniper rifle.
>
>
>
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