Uhh... Seems about as complicated as any other kernel compile... In slackware its like
this:
acquire tar-zip kernel
remove link (/usr/src/linux),
unzip tar in /usr/src/linux
create link to new linux source (ln -s linux linux-2.2.0-015 or whatever)
cd linux
make clean (not necessary the first compile...)
made dep
make xconfig,menuconfig, ....
make install
*make
*make modules
*make modules install
(I belvive the last 3 are now combined into make install)
With RPM you could just rpm the kernel... which is only one step... but who wants a
pre-compiled kernel.....
Jamie
You wrote:
> Well, just a pointer.
>
> Debian makes all of the typical kernel build stuff obsolete.
>
> With debian, and the kernel-package software,
>
> All you do is:
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> unpack tarball of kernel anyplace (BTW, you never install it in
> /usr/src/linux, Linus says that's incorrect to do)
>
> make menuconfig (or make config, or make xconfig as you wish)
> pick the kernel stuff you want.
>
> make-kpkg build
>
> That will compile and build a complete set of packages for the new kernel,
> including docs, including new source package, etc.
>
> Then a simple:
>
> dpkg -i kernel-whatever-version-it-was.deb
> will install the new kernel, fix your lilo, and bingo, you are ready to
> reboot.
>
> It is the most painless way to build a kernel yet.
>
> This is just another reason Debian is so great.
>
> Seth
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