On Monday 05 March 2001 05:00, Brian J. Murrell wrote:
> It would be nice if the directory in /usr/src that kernel-source went
> into was fully versioned. i.e. 2.4.1-22mdk
>
> This would be nice because it is sometimes necessary to keep several
> kernels' worth of sources around for various machines. For instance,
> I could upgrade my main Cooker machine to the latest 2.4.2-*mdk kernel
> but I still need the sources for 2.4.1-22mdk because my firewall is
> running that and cannot be updated to the latest until the IPSEC is
> turned back on. This is just one case for the argument though. I
> think it is generally a good idea.
>
> Thots?
>
> b.
I agree. I do this manually now after each kernel source upgrade, to prevent
the source being overwritten by the next upgrade.
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