Heh, I am shocked that Debian has an easy road for the kernel. Last
time I tried debian (2 or 3 years ago) it was a nightmare to install.
Worse than Slackware in the days of the kernel 0.99pl13. I'm glad they
do, though, for those that want it.
Myself, I like the various levels of compiling my kernel. It allows me
to watch the various stages and get involved. In these days of RPM
packages, I like to flex my memory and remember how to patch, configure
and compile. Even occasionaly come up with my own quick fixes for
things sometimes.
*TheDarb
Jens Benecke wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 17, 2001 at 08:03:44PM -0700, Darb wrote:
>
>> Congrats! For future reference, the way to make sure your kernel
>> compile is as clean as possible, do:
>>
>> make mrproper
>> make config (or xconfig, or menuconfig)
>> make dep
>> make clean
>> make bzImage
>> make modules
>
>
> <shameless_propaganda>
>
> This is one of the reasons I like Debian. What I do is
>
> make-kpkg --bzimage --revision jb1 binary-arch
>
> and the packager does the rest. The result is two .deb packages, which I
> can install on the same machine or on any other machine, containing the
> kernel headers (if needed, for compilation of other sources) and the kernel
> image+modules.
>
> When those install themselves they don't overwrite the old kernel (because
> the new one is called e.g. 2.4.5jb1, that's what the --revision is for),
> configure LILO and set up the modules automagically.
>
> I can also create a kernel source package (e.g. when I added several
> patches) with make-kpkg.
>
>
>> Be aware that if you want to save your previous kernel selections from
>> the 'make config' stage... You need to have a backup copy. 'make
>> menuconfig or xconfig' give you an option to save to an alternate file,
>> very handy. This is because 'make mrproper' wipes the config file
>> normaly generated by the config stages.
>
>
> Oh yes, and in the .deb packages are also all the information you need to
> recreate this kernel exactly, e.g. your .config file. It gets copied to
> /boot/config-2.4.5jb (e.g.) when you install.
>
>
> </shameless_propaganda>
>
>
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