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Re: building 2.6.35



Tom H wrote:
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> > Alexander Samad wrote:
> >> sudo CONCURRENCY_LEVEL=4 make-kpkg --initrd kernel_image
> >
> > You shouldn't compile using root permissions.  You don't need to use
> > sudo there and it is not desired.
> 
> >From the kernel-package documentation:
> 
>  4% $Get_Root make-kpkg --revision=custom.1.0 kernel_image
>       (Get_Root is whatever you need to become root -- fakeroot or
>       sudo are examples that come to mind).

Just because you can do something doesn't mean that you should do it.
You shouldn't be using root to build packages.

Bob

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