>>>>> "borsenkow" == Borsenkow Andrej <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Hi

borsenkow> kernel-source without .config at all. This won't really affect
borsenkow> compilation of external modules (because they do not use this file at
borsenkow> all; at least, they should not ...) but will make kernel compilation
borsenkow> without explicit make config impossible. At least it will stop endless
borsenkow> questions why compilation stops half way through.

Problem of that is that if we don't ship a kernel with correct
modversions files, there is no way to get third party modules binary
only drivers :((  You need to have modversions for that, and they
change each time that you change secure, etc, ....

borsenkow> -andrej

borsenkow> And here is patch to make make happy :-) If you ask - it has been
borsenkow> verified that patch really allows you to reproduce your currently
borsenkow> running kernel by simply going into /usr/src/linux and doing make; make;

This is a good idea, but will not work.  I thought about copying only
/usr/linux/include <>  for each kernel and let them that way, problem
is that there are .h files out of the include directory.

Notice that the only reason to have a kernel-source shipped with
.config is that 3rd party people be able to compile modules that work
with Mandrake kernels, if we loss that posibility, then better not
distribute the .config.

Later, Juan.




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