> On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, John Summerfield wrote: > > > Still there will be configuration choices that may impact how well the > > binaries fit in. > > But that should not make a kernel built from the public "generic" > source tree not work on any given distro. (As you say further on.)
How many would take source from ftp.kernel.org and build it for their production S/390 system? I'm sure the day will come when that's a viable option, but for now I suspect most don't think it is. I keep seeing mentions here of kernels that seem quite archaic. > > If Dingo Linux has ext3 built in instead of being built as a module, > > then its initialisation scripts and configuration files will not work > > with a Red Hat kernel for some users (those who use ext3 for starters) > > because ext3 will not be loaded. > > Given the obvious requirement of bootstrapping, > you can make your init scripts smarter than that, John. ;-) C'mon! I tamper with my vendor's initialisation scripts as little as possible. Sure as eggs is eggs and pigs is pigs, I'll have to do it again with the next upgrade. My own scripts are another matter altogether. > > > However, a Dingo Linux user should expect to be able to build a kernel > > for Dingo-Linux from the Red Hat source. > > Yes! Exactly. > -- Cheers John Summerfield Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/ Note: mail delivered to me is deemed to be intended for me, for my disposition.
