Re: Self-Built Kernel Packages
bcwhite@verisim.com (Brian C. White) wrote on 30.05.96 in <31AE551B.1669C95D@verisim.com·2>:
> > >> There is indeed a Debian-ized version of the kernel. The package is
> > >> called kernel-image.
> >
> > You could also grab the raw source and use kernel-package
> > package to generate your new image package. This is the recommended
> > method for generating custom kernel images.
>
> Could you point me to exactly where this is recommended?
>
> In any case, though, I have no desire to follow this path. I like
> building my kernel directly from the main sources. I don't want to
> have to wait for a package to get built or apply patches to the
> debian sources.
I think you misunderstand something here. The beauty of the current scheme
is that you can do exactly that!
Just unpack the main kernel sources, unpack the kernel-package (not kernel-
source or kernel-image) on top of it, make config, debian.rules
kernel_image, and dpkg -i kernel-image-whatever (but check the docs for
the spelling, this is off my head!).
There's no need to wait for someone making a kernel-image-*.deb for you.
You can make one yourself.
> But neither I nor some others install the Debian kernels. We like
> building our own.
Again, there's no conflict. Really. Just have a look at it.
MfG Kai
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