Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 13 Jul 1999 05:33:09 +0200 | From | Steffen Evers <> | Subject | Re: [OT?] Re: script for compiling the kernel |
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Hello Marc. There is one thing you always should keep in mind: Most people are using a distribution like Red Hat, Suse, Caldera, ... . So, when they are compiling and installing new source, kernel-images, modules, etc. they might get there system inconsistent or maybe it won't run anymore for some reason. So, if you really want to setup such a service that produces a 'kernel-package' it would be best do make it a REAL package, so it DOESN'T break the system anymore. Debain already has a package that is doing that in one way or the other...:
Package: kernel-package Description: Debian Linux kernel package build scripts. This package provides the capability to create a debian kernel-image package by just running make-kpkg kernel_image in a kernel source directory tree. It can also build the kernel source package as a debian file, the kernel headers package. In general, this package is very useful if you need to create a custom kernel, if, for example, the default kernel does not support some of your hardware, or you wish a leaner, meaner kernel.
I don't use it as I don't want to be forced to stick to Debian systems.
Best wishes,
Steffen
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