Re: Kernel upgrade usr/src/linux

[Antony Gelberg <antony@wayforth.co.uk>]

John Talbut wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I have recently upgraded to a 2.6 kernel from a 2.4 one.  I subsequently
> hit a number of problems with an external module that I need for my
> Conexant PCI ADSL card.  One of the problems was that I had
> usr/src/linux still symlinked to to the 2.4 kernel-source.
> 
> It would have helped me if. under Chapter 5 - Issues to be aware of for
> sarge in the Release Notes for Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (`sarge') that there
> was a note to the effect that usr/src/linux needs to be deleted and
> replaced by a symlink to the 2.6 kernel-source, e.g.
> 
>  ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.14.2  /usr/src/linux
> 
> I hope you will include this and save someone else having to find it out
> themselves!

ISTR the kernel-source or kernel-package README.Debian suggests that use
of /usr/src/linux is not encouraged, and should not be created in the
first place.

If you think that this is an issue, please raise an appropriate bug report.