Hi
>On Tue, 14 Nov 2000, Philip George wrote:
> When you compile a kernel from a source tar ball, which directory must you
> download the source into and compile into.
>
> Some articles say /usr/src. Others suggest creating a new directory and then
> creating a symbolic link from the old /usr/src/linux to the new directory.
>
> Which option is better and why?
Second is better, since you can have multiple kernels say under the
corresponding version directories, say:
2.2.13/
2.2.16/
etc. & you can have /usr/src/linux pointing to the one you require.
Cheers
Sreeji
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