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Re: kernel 2.6.12-rc2



On Wed, 2005-04-06 at 17:23 -0700, Michael wrote:
>     ok I did some reading, now the 2.6.12-rc2 patch needs to be applied 
> directly to the 2.6.11 kernel source, right?  I tried applying it to the 
> debian kernel-source-2.6.11 tree but some of the patch failed, and 
> ultimately make-kpkg failed.  So I am guessing the debian tree is a 
> little different.  I also read Linus's directions, do I really have to 
> Symlink /usr/src/linux/include/asmppc to /usr/include/asm and 
> /usr/src/linux/include/linux to /usr/include/linux and 
> /usr/src/linux/include/scsi to /usr/include/scsi having already 
> symlinked /usr/src/(kernel source) to /usr/src/linux?  Because on my 
> previous compiles I never did that.  If so cool, if not I need to figure 
> out how to fix those things.

No, no no ! Don't play with those symlinks ! Just get the source tree,
patch it and build it. Do NOT play with links in /usr.

> --Mike
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Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>



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