Re: proper permissions for /usr/src/linux
On Sat, Aug 12, 2000 at 03:57:03AM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote:
> no, /usr/include/linux and /usr/include/asm should NOT be symlinked
> into your kernel tree. debian does this right unlike most redhat
> distros.
Exactly. And Linus has also pointed out several times that people should
*not* compile kernels in /usr/src/linux, and instead do it in their home
directory as a regular user, not root. The only time you should become
root is when you install the kernel.
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// André
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