Re: patching kernel versions

[Robert Epprecht <epprecht@sunweb.ch>]

David Wright <d.wright@open.ac.uk> writes:

> Quoting ktb (ktb@nixnotes.org):
> > On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 09:18:39AM +0200, Robert Epprecht wrote:
> > > I have a potato system, upgraded to r3, but not yet replaced the kernel.
> > > I'd like to compile a 2.2.19 kernel. Being on a slow modem connection
> > > I don't want to download the whole source but got patch-2.2.18.bz2 and
> > > patch-2.2.19.bz2.

> > Unless you have the source ...

I do have the source, yes. (2.2.17)

> >  You don't have to worry about the apt-get database in this instance.
> >  At least I don't. 
> 
> That's right. The apt/dpkg databases concern themselves only with:
> installed kernel-source packages which are zipped tarballs, ...

> Whether and where you unpack the tarballs, patch them, build them,
> etc. is up to you, ...

I see. (I thought apt-get could get angry at me,
if I patch the source tree behind it's back...)

Thanks to all who helped me,  Robert Epprecht.