Re: Confused about kernel source location
On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:36:52 +0900
Takehiko Abe <keke@gol.com> wrote:
> Frank McCormick wrote:
>
> >>> Well, I always store there all the sources related with my
> >>> kernel, modules, etc... I haven't get any problem... BTW,
> >>> remember doing the symlink to /usr/src/linux from your
> >>> kernel-source.
> >>
> >> Well then why the warning from the Kernel developers? And what's
> >> this about symlinking? Symlinking what to what ?
>
> I don't know why. but the kernel package readme
> (/usr/share/doc/kernel-package/README.gz) also suggests not to build
> the kernel there. Also the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) says
> that source code may be placed under /usr/src "only for reference
> purposes" and "should not be build within". Again I don't understand
> why exactly.
[...]
The idea is that /usr should be kept read-only. Some administrators
even mount /usr read-only on its own partition.
--
Liam
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