Re: Wherer is dselect putting the kernel-source_2.4.6.deb

[joost@topaz.mdcc.cx (Joost Kooij)]

On Sat, Jul 21, 2001 at 11:14:31AM -0500, John Foster wrote:
> I have been having problems getting a new kernel compiled. I have
> already posted a query about whether dpkg or make-kpkg is broke in
> testing with no response. I downloaded a raw linux-2.4.6.tar.gz from
> kernel.org, put it in /usr/src/linux and tried to compile with make-kpkg
> buildpackage. I have never had a problem with this working before, but
> it faild 3 times. I then used dselect to install the new
> kernel-source.2.4.6.deb file from Debian, expecting it to install in
> /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.6 but although dselect says it is installed
> on my system I can not find it or any directory matching *kernel-source*
> using mc find except in /var/tmp which are markers for dpkg. I did see
> the /kernel-source-2.4.6_docs installed from my installation from
> dselect. Anyone have any ideas here???

  dpkg -L kernel-source-2.4.6

Cheers,


Joost