Re: Kernel, make menuconfig
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On Fri, 26 Nov 1999, Antonio Rodriguez wrote:
> I am trying to recompile the kernel according to KERNEL HOWTO, when I do
> make menuconfig it complains that there is no rule. I checked the info
> make, it tells me that rule is a file that instructs about changes to be
> made. The same happens with xconfig. This is vague for me, I have not
> any good understanding of how exactly the kernel works, so I don't think
> I can instruct how that should be done.
> Do we have a simpler way in Debian?
> Can you point some way for understanding what to do?
> Thanks,
Usualy 'make' seraches for the file 'Makefile' (which contains the rules
you mentioned) in the current directory. So if have for example untared
the kernel source into the directory /usr/src/linux then you must make a
'cd' to this directory and then 'make menuconfig'...
Martin
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