Re: kernel-{image,headers} package bloat
Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au> wrote:
> in that case, a far better solution is a package containing a bunch
> of pre-generated kernel .config files, plus a menu script to copy
> your choice to the right subdirectory (e.g. /usr/local/src/linux or
> wherever)...then run "make menuconfig" or "make xconfig" to let you
> tweak the .config before compiling.
> that would be one package, taking maybe a few hundred kilobytes total.
> call it kernel-helper and make it depend on kernel-package.
> problem solved.
But why not take this one step further, let's just distribute what's
in build-essential and let the users compile the rest. Let's rewind
the clock back to times when men were men, and they compiled everything
on their own box :)
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