Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Mon, 4 Aug 2003 12:25:38 -0500 (EST) | From | Alex Goddard <> | Subject | [PATCH] Slightly Rearrange README File |
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This was suggested by a user yesterday. I am not sure whom this should go to, so it's going to the list in general.
Currently, the instructions for installing a kernel source tree are followed by a section for software requirements in the README file. This seems a bit backwards.
The attached patch simply moves the "SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS" section to before the kernel installation, configuration, and compilation instructions.
-- Alex Goddard agoddard@purdue.edu--- personal-2.6.0-test2-bk3/README.old 2003-08-04 12:08:28.397726216 -0500 +++ personal-2.6.0-test2-bk3/README 2003-08-04 12:12:02.902116592 -0500 @@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ DOCUMENTATION: After installation, "make psdocs", "make pdfdocs", or "make htmldocs" will render the documentation in the requested format. +SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS + + Compiling and running the 2.5.xx kernels requires up-to-date + versions of various software packages. Consult + ./Documentation/Changes for the minimum version numbers required + and how to get updates for these packages. Beware that using + excessively old versions of these packages can cause indirect + errors that are very difficult to track down, so don't assume that + you can just update packages when obvious problems arise during + build or operation. + INSTALLING the kernel: - If you install the full sources, put the kernel tarball in a @@ -97,17 +108,6 @@ INSTALLING the kernel: You should now have the sources correctly installed. -SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS - - Compiling and running the 2.5.xx kernels requires up-to-date - versions of various software packages. Consult - ./Documentation/Changes for the minimum version numbers required - and how to get updates for these packages. Beware that using - excessively old versions of these packages can cause indirect - errors that are very difficult to track down, so don't assume that - you can just update packages when obvious problems arise during - build or operation. - CONFIGURING the kernel: - Do a "make config" to configure the basic kernel. "make config" needs | |