Re: Say, wheres 2.2.20?
>>>>> On Fri, 8 Mar 2002 08:43:31 +0000 (GMT), Martin Orr
>>>>> <martin@walnut.methody.org> was runoured to have said:
[snip snip]
> Personally, I compile and install kernels by hand (i.e. make
> menuconfig; make bzImage; make install) What's the advantage of using
> make-kpkg? I use stable/2.2.20 on my servers and testing/2.4 or 2.5 on
> development boxes.
I used to do the same.
Well, for one, make-kpkg is less error-prone (who has never forgotten to run
lilo after installing a new image? :) It will even make a backup
lilo entry for the previous kernel.
But the biggest plus for me is that ``make-kpkg modules_image'' will build
debs for _all_ kernel modules that have been installed from *-source packages
(e.g. alsa, lm-sensors). That makes kernel upgrades a simple matter of
make oldconfig; make-kpkg clean && make --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image
&& make-kpkg modules_image && dpkg -i ../.....
Oh, and it can apply patches too (although not port them to newer
kernel versions ;)
> --
> Martin Orr "Cogitavi ergo fui."
> Linux Administrator,
> Methodist College Belfast
> The opinions expressed in this e-mail are mine personally, and should not
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> explicitly stated otherwise.
Rgds,
/-sb
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