Re: [expert] What rpms for kernel compile

[Bernhard Rosenkraenzer]

On Tue, 7 Sep 1999, Jean-Michel Dault wrote:

> If you want to compile a custom kernel, you're better to download the
> source directly from www.kernel.org. The Mandrake source rpms have a lot
> of extra patches included and you might pull out your hair while compiling
> it ;-)

On the other hand, we didn't put the patches in there for no reason...
They're there to improve the kernel. ;)

The stock kernel won't even compile with gcc 2.9x, the patched one from
the RPMS will.

LLaP
bero