make-kpkg exists, right?

["Seneca Cunningham" <seneca@slemish.com>]

Right now my system is half-working and is a combination of potato and
woody. I am trying to compile a new kernel after having a number of problems
with my system. The instructions for compiling a new kernel say to enter in
"make-kpkg clean", but that doesn't work on my system.

icosagon:/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.16# make-kpkg clean
bash: /usr/bin/make-kpkg: No such file or directory
icosagon:/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.16# make-kpkg --help
bash: /usr/bin/make-kpkg: No such file or directory
icosagon:/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.16# make-kpkg
bash: /usr/bin/make-kpkg: No such file or directory
icosagon:/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.16# whereis make-kpkg
make-kpkg: /usr/bin/make-kpkg
icosagon:/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.16# cd /usr/bin
icosagon:/usr/bin/# ls make-kpkg
make-kpkg

First it claims that make-kpkg isn't a file or directory, then it tells me
where it is. Unlike make-kpkg, the manpage can be accessed. I have
reinstalled kernel-package three or four times, with the most recent time
being from a second download. I am attempting to use the version of
kernel-package that is in woody. What do I need to do to get further in my
attempt to compile a kernel?

Thanks for any help,

Seneca
seneca@slemish.com