Re: How do I use the linux-headers with the linux-source?

["Marco" <marco4ever@libero.it>]

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>From      : "Kilian" kil@gnu.ch
To          : "Marco" marco4ever@libero.it, debian-user@lists.debian.org
Cc          :
Date      : Thu, 18 May 2006 14:54:24 +0200
Subject : Re: How do I use the linux-headers with the linux-source?







> Marco wrote:
> > Hi everybody!
> > I have installed Debian Etch on my laptop.
> > I have installed the "linux-source-2.6.15" package,
> > and I have exctracted it with the command:
> > # tar -jxf /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.15.tar.bz2
> >
> > I have also installed the "linux-headers-2.6.15-686"
> > and the "linux-headers-2.6.15-1" packages (that should
> > be the linux-headers for my system (Intel Pentium M)).
> >
> > What must I do to compile my kernel with the linux-headers?
>
> Nothing special; the linux-source-2.6.15 already contains the linux
> kernel headers. The linux-headers-2.6.15 is only to provide the headers
> to systems which have the kernelsource not available. If you build
> software which includes kernel header files on such a system, you do not
> want to install the complete kernel source but only the headers, that's
> what this package is for AFAIK.

Hi Kilian,
Excuse me if I break the thread but I write you outside from my office with the webmail.

If the linux-source-2.6.15 package already contains the linux kernel headers, why in my linux-source directory I can't found the file autoconf.h (/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.15/include/linux/autoconf.h)? and in the linux-headers directory the file exist?

Please help me! :-)

>
> > I also have to apply some patches to my kernel.
> > Do I have to apply these patches to linux-source or
> > linux-headers?
>
> You have to patch the linux-source-2.6.15 package.
>
> 	-- Kilian

Thanks
Marco

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