Re: kernel upgrade to 2.4.18 [Solved]
On Fri, Jun 21, 2002 at 08:59:32AM -0400, Andrew Perrin wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Jun 2002, Paul E Condon wrote:
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> [snip]
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> > Also here, the tarball must be untarred, which I figured out myself, and
> >
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> Sorry - forgot that step!
>
> > there must be a softlink
> > /usr/src/linux that points to
> > /usr/src/kernel-sources-2.4.18,
> > which was pointed out to me by Griz Inabnit
> >
>
> No, you do not need such a link. It works fine to compile in
> /usr/src/kernel-sources-2.4.18. If you prefer to compile in /usr/src/linux
> then you need the link. If you prefer to compile in /usr/src/disneyland
> then you need a symlink there.
>
To expand on my earlier post: Some module selections require the link. If
you don't request compilation of a module that requires the link, you don't
need the link. But I know of no way to know, a priori, which modules do
require the link. I know that for the particular .config that I created
the link was necessary. In this case, your mileage really does vary.
I think it would be a useful addition to make-kpkg to have it put in this
link. It costs very little in computer resources, and it saves some users
from an initial failed kernel build.
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