On 9 Jan 1997, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > > The kernel-source package is just the "pure" sources from > Linux in /usr/src/kernel-source-X.XXX directory. Nothing is added to > that directory tree. It does contain pre and post install scripts to > help maintain /usr/src/linux symlink -- you can then have multiple
This link is no longer needed to compile kernels. My kernel source trees are in /usr/local/pub/kernels with no links to anywhere. > The point is, there is no difference in the kernel code. The > statement that the kernel source package is less fine tuned > than the original sources is a fallacy. > That's true. I just had kernel sources already and have downloaded the releatively small patches along the way intead of the whole source tree again. I might be a cool thing to have a kernel-patches package though. This would need to depend on kernel sources of course. Richard G. Roberto [EMAIL PROTECTED] 011-81-3-3437-7967 - Tokyo, Japan -- ******************************************************************************* Bear Stearns is not responsible for any recommendation, solicitation, offer or agreement or any information about any transaction, customer account or account activity contained in this communication. ******************************************************************************* -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
