Re: Compiling 2.4.18-BF from apt-get source

[Kevin McKinley <ronin2@bellatlantic.net>]

On Sun, 1 Jun 2003 19:59:02 -0500
Jesse Meyer <meyer@btinet.net> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I want to recompile the 2.4bf kernel, and keep the 2.4bf pcmcia 
> packages unchanged.  When I try an 'apt-get source 
> kernel-image-2.4.18-bf2.4' I do not seem to get the kernel source, only 
> a 24kB file.
> 
> So, how can I get the full kernel source to remake the bf2.4 package?

Building kernel image debs isn't like building other debs from sources.

apt-get kernel-source-2.4.18.

Copy /boot/config-2.4.18-bf2.4 to /usr/src/linux/.config.

Then you can make xconfig/menuconfig and change the stuff you need to
change.

The kernel-package newbiedoc may help:

http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/system/kernel-pkg.html

Kevin