Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?

2019-10-22 Thread Mick
On Tuesday, 22 October 2019 21:34:53 BST Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:35:27 +0100, Mick wrote: > > > If I trust the makefile to build the entire operating system kernel, > > > build all the modules it needs and copy all those modules to the > > > correct locations, I don't see why

Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?

2019-10-22 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:35:27 +0100, Mick wrote: > > If I trust the makefile to build the entire operating system kernel, > > build all the modules it needs and copy all those modules to the > > correct locations, I don't see why I can't let it copy one more file > > to /boot. > > I've

[gentoo-user] Re: can genkernel install files with different names?

2019-10-22 Thread Hartmut Figge
Mick: > I've forgotten, does 'make ... install' also copy the .config and > System.map files to boot, too? After looking into /boot, yes. Hartmut

Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?

2019-10-22 Thread Mick
On Tuesday, 22 October 2019 14:42:44 BST Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 03:33:24 -0500, Dale wrote: > > If one of those should stop working or I buy something new and need to > > add support for it, the new kernel will have a -2 on the end instead of > > -1. I'm not sure on the

Re: [gentoo-user] blt does not match version of tcl/tk...

2019-10-22 Thread tuxic
On 10/22 02:21, Jack wrote: > On 2019.10.22 14:08, tu...@posteo.de wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I installed (beside other related things) tcl/tk 8.6.9 and > > blt 2.4z-r3. > > > > When using files from the "demo"-directory of blt it says: > > " version conflict for package "Tcl": have 8.6.9, need

Re: [gentoo-user] blt does not match version of tcl/tk...

2019-10-22 Thread Jack
On 2019.10.22 14:08, tu...@posteo.de wrote: Hi, I installed (beside other related things) tcl/tk 8.6.9 and blt 2.4z-r3. When using files from the "demo"-directory of blt it says: " version conflict for package "Tcl": have 8.6.9, need exactly 8.6" I checked the sources of blt and the patch

[gentoo-user] blt does not match version of tcl/tk...

2019-10-22 Thread tuxic
Hi, I installed (beside other related things) tcl/tk 8.6.9 and blt 2.4z-r3. When using files from the "demo"-directory of blt it says: " version conflict for package "Tcl": have 8.6.9, need exactly 8.6" I checked the sources of blt and the patch files but couldn't find anything, which

Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?

2019-10-22 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 09:29:01 -0500, Dale wrote: > >>> If I trust the makefile to build the entire operating system kernel, >>> build all the modules it needs and copy all those modules to the >>> correct locations, I don't see why I can't let it copy one more file >>> to

Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?

2019-10-22 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 09:29:01 -0500, Dale wrote: > > If I trust the makefile to build the entire operating system kernel, > > build all the modules it needs and copy all those modules to the > > correct locations, I don't see why I can't let it copy one more file > > to /boot. > Thing is, I

Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?

2019-10-22 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 03:33:24 -0500, Dale wrote: > >> If one of those should stop working or I buy something new and need to >> add support for it, the new kernel will have a -2 on the end instead of >> -1.  I'm not sure on the -gentoo one.  Thing is, I can boot the old >>

Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?

2019-10-22 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 03:33:24 -0500, Dale wrote: > If one of those should stop working or I buy something new and need to > add support for it, the new kernel will have a -2 on the end instead of > -1.  I'm not sure on the -gentoo one.  Thing is, I can boot the old > kernel of that version or even

Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?

2019-10-22 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 10:42:14 +0100, Mick wrote: > > I haven't used the symlink approach for some time. I use a script to > > generate the entries for GRUB or systemd-boot. As I use a script to > > build and install the kernel in the first place, there are no extra > > steps as one script calls

Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?

2019-10-22 Thread Mick
On Tuesday, 22 October 2019 10:09:53 BST Neil Bothwick wrote: > On 22 October 2019 08:58:01 BST, Mick wrote: > >With manual copying/naming of kernels I can overwrite any non-booting > >kernels > >with the latest compiled example, without moving links around. What is > >the > >recommended

Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?

2019-10-22 Thread Neil Bothwick
On 22 October 2019 08:58:01 BST, Mick wrote: >On Tuesday, 22 October 2019 00:44:00 BST Neil Bothwick wrote: >> On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:42:25 +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: >> > make install will create symlinks for vmlinuz and vmlinuz.old to >the >> > latest and previous kernel, doing much of what

Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?

2019-10-22 Thread Dale
Mick wrote: > On Tuesday, 22 October 2019 00:44:00 BST Neil Bothwick wrote: >> On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:42:25 +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: >>> make install will create symlinks for vmlinuz and vmlinuz.old to the >>> latest and previous kernel, doing much of what you need. You need /boot >>> to be on

Re: [gentoo-user] can genkernel install files with different names?

2019-10-22 Thread Mick
On Tuesday, 22 October 2019 00:44:00 BST Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:42:25 +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote: > > make install will create symlinks for vmlinuz and vmlinuz.old to the > > latest and previous kernel, doing much of what you need. You need /boot > > to be on a filesystem