Re: is symlink "linu" necessary while compiling new kernel?

[Travis Crump <pretzalz@techhouse.org>]

H. S. wrote:
> Leandro Guimarães Faria Corsetti Dutra wrote:
>
> > Em Sat, 06 Dec 2003 18:11:13 -0500, H. S. escreveu:
> >
> >
> > > 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?
> >
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > clean, then menuconfig, then make step). I don't have the linux link. 
> > > Will this be a problem?
> >
> >
> >
> >     If it is not there, why should you delete it?!?
>
>
> As I wrote above, some instructions suggest deleting it and recreating 
> it to my new kernel directory. So if I do not have it, I was wondering 
> if I should create it (of course I cannot "re"create it).
>
> In any case, I was also expecting someone who says I *should* have that 
> link to also be able to give a reason why.
>
> regards,
> ->HS

To compile the kernel itself, it is unnecessary, but some third-party 
modules expect the source to be in /usr/src/linux in order to compile.

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