On 8/15/06, Stef Bon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dan Nicholson wrote:
> So, I'd rather save the kernel source in another directory. Maybe
> /usr/share/linux. That's where I put them in my builds. You can always
> move the tree to whatever location is needed by another package which
> _really_ needs the kernel source.
When it comes to sources of the kernel sources, why not put it in the root:
/root/source
for example.
Any other user should never compile the kernel.
In actuality, the kernel developers suggest that root should _never_
compile the kernel. This was brought up on the DIY mailing list.
http://www.diy-linux.org/pipermail/diy-linux-dev/2006-July/000834.html
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/430220
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