Re: is symlink "linu" necessary while compiling new kernel?
"H. S." <greatexcalibur@yahoo.com> writes:
> While doing a google search to read pages on who to compile a new
> Linux kernel the Debian way, I see some of them mentioning that I
> should first delete a symlink "linux" in /usr/src if it exists before
> I untar and unzip a download kernel file, and then recreate it. Some
> pages do not suggest this. Is this a step crucial?
Yes. You might have noticed that the root directory in the kernel
tarball is called "linux". Thus, if you have a symlink to another kernel
source called that, it would untar the files into the other kernel
source's directory.
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Björn Lindström <bkhl@elektrubadur.se
http://bkhl.elektrubadur.se/
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