linux source-1.2.13-x.deb build => what?

[Bill Hogan <bhogan@rahul.net>]

"BH" == Bill Hogan <bhogan> writes:

  BH> make mrproper
  BH> and
  BH> make config

  BH> went ok, but when I tried

  BH> make dep

  BH> here is what happened:
  BH> ---------------------------- quote -----------------------------------
  BH> [...]
  BH> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-1.2.13-7/drivers/net'
  BH> gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-1.2.13-7/include -E -I../../net/inet -M Space.c auto_irq.c net_init.c loopback.c ppp.c bsd_comp.c slip.c slhc.c > .depend
  BH> bsd_comp.c:56: #error This file must be compiled as a module.
  BH> make[2]: *** [dep] Error 1
  BH> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-1.2.13-7/drivers/net'
  BH> make[1]: *** [dep] Error 2
  BH> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-1.2.13-7/drivers'
  BH> make: *** [dep] Error 2
  BH> -------------------------- unquote -----------------------------------

  BH> Let me see if I can guess ... what did I enable such that
  BH> bsd_comp.c is being compiled when it shouldn't be ...

  BH> `CONFIG_SLIP_COMPRESSED=y' ?

  BH> --

    Nope. Evidently it was `CONFIG_PPP=y'.   
    
    (I now have PPP in a module.)

    I still think the whole business of kernel management on Debian is
a bit murky.

     Is it the intention that `debian.rules build' and `debian.rules
binary' be run on the kernel source.deb?

     Also, why won't `dpkg' let me remove image.deb?

     I just finished compiling the kernel+modules, installing the
modules, and making a new boot floppy (I don't use lilo), so I would
just as soon not be carrying image.deb on the books.

     Not complaining!

     Cheers,
      Bill