I would build only the relevant kernel *module*, I want to play with (or imported from linux-next):
http://wiki.debian.org/HowToRebuildAnOfficialDebianKernelPackage HTH On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 4:22 PM, Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I had to compile the latest upstream kernel sources to make some > debugging with my wifi drivers (from staging) and discovered that > compilation took ~5 hours. > > That's much for testing purposes. > > Compilation takes place in a netbook governed by Intel's Atom N455 with 2 > GiB of RAM and I would like to reduce the compilation time. > > I'm using the same ".config" file I have for the current Debian stock > kernel (to avoid missing some modules I may need) and just added > "CONFIG_MATOM=y" but it takes almost the same time. > > I don't need nothing special, just to be able to boot the system, test > the staging drivers and then remove/compile a new kernel again so wasting > the less time in the process would be great :-) > > Any trick? > > Greetings, > > -- > Camaleón > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.09.24.14.22...@gmail.com > > -- Mathieu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/ca+7wuswkjzpsajr1jy_czewuz8s9zyyebnkmkkb-a0elyh3...@mail.gmail.com