Re: new kernel-package breaks official linux-2.6 kernel builds, should not propagate to testing.

[Horms <horms@verge.net.au>]

Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@golden-gryphon.com> wrote:
> 
>>   1. the missing config caues manuals not to build
> 
> 
> ,----[ Manual page make-kpkg(1)  ]
> | DESCRIPTION
> |   This manual page explains the Debian make-kpkg utility, which is
> |   used to create the kernel related Debian packages. This utility
> |   needs to be run from a top level Linux kernel source directory,
> |   which has been previously configured (unless you are using the
> |   configure target).
> `----
> 
>        Previously been configured == has a .config file.

This problem has been resolved by adding --config defconfig to
the make-kpkg invocation that was failing. Its in SVN,
and should appear in 2.6.14-3. However, as some targets,
which don't need a .config, have worked in the past,
I'm not sure that I see compliance with the above description
as a good justification for making invocations that worked
(flawlessly) in the past fail.

-- 
Horms