Ben Hutchings <[email protected]> writes: > On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 10:12:43AM -0400, Nikolaus Rath wrote: >> Hello, >> >> (asked before on debian-user, but no one there seems to now) >> >> I'd like to rebuild the stock Debian wheezy kernel with an additional >> patch. According to >> http://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.org/ch-common-tasks.html, >> there are two ways to do this. >> >> Either I can install the linux-source package (apt-get install >> linux-source), unzip the .tar.bz, apply my patch and run 'make deb-pkg'. >> >> Or I can install the source of the linux-package (apt-get source linux), >> and run 'fakeroot debian/rules source', apply my patch, and run >> 'fakeroot make -f debian/rules.gen binary-arch_amd64'. >> >> Can someone explain to me which method I should use in which situation? > > If you want a highly customised kernel then use the binary package > 'linux-source'. If you want to make some small change to an official > linux-image package then use the source package 'linux'.
Alright, thanks! >> In addition to that, the custom package comes with 449 modules taking >> 427 MB of space, while the official one ships 2848 modules taking 106 >> MB. The lower number is expected because I used 'make localmodconfig', >> but why are the custom built modules so huge? > > Most likely you left debug information (CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO) enabled. > Some of the official linux-image packages are built with debug > information, but there is a post-processing step that strips it into a > separate binary package. If you use the upstream build system then I suppose this sentence was supposed to end with something like "...you have to disable CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO, but if you use the 'linux' source package, you can keep it enabled"? Best, -Nikolaus -- »Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a Banana.« PGP fingerprint: 5B93 61F8 4EA2 E279 ABF6 02CF A9AD B7F8 AE4E 425C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
