Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 21 Nov 2004 11:37:36 +0100 | From | Andreas Steinmetz <> | Subject | Re: Why INSTALL_PATH is not /boot by default? |
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Sam Ravnborg wrote: > On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 01:27:15AM +0100, Blaisorblade wrote: > >>This line, in the main Makefile, is commented: >> >>export INSTALL_PATH=/boot >> >>Why? It seems pointless, since almost everything has been for ages requiring >>this settings, and distros' versions of installkernel have been taking an >>empty INSTALL_PATH as meaning /boot for ages (for instance Mandrake). It's >>maybe even mandated by the FHS (dunno). >> >>Is there any reason I'm missing? > > > Changing this may have impact on default behaviour of some versions of > installkernel. > If /boot is ok for other than just i386 we can give it a try. >
Please note that there are cases where you build a kernel for machine x on machine y. Which means: don't unconditionally uncomment this line.
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