When I do apt-get update using unstable, I see kernel-source-2.6.8-8 as most
recent version. I didn't know 2.6.9.deb was available, and didn't know where
to find it.
thanks again, Russ Joerg Johannes wrote:
Am Dienstag, den 16.11.2004, 15:59 -0600 schrieb Russ Cook:
I generally compile my own kernel using kernel-package and the kernel-source packages from the debian sites. But, at ftp.kernel.org are source files that are 2.6.9 vs 2.6.8.
These files are labeled linux-2.6.9 vs kernel-source-2.6.8. My question is: are the
linux-* source files modified when made in to kernel-source-*.deb files?
Yes. Go to http://packages.debian.org/unstable/devel/kernel-source-2.6.9 and read the "More information" section. There you can see that kernel-source-2.6.9 consists of [kernel-source-2.6.9_2.6.9.orig.tar.gz] which is identical to linux-2.6.9.tar.gz from kernel.org, and [kernel-source-2.6.9_2.6.9-1.diff.gz] which are the debian-specific modifications to the source package.
Will the linux-* source files compile and build properly using the
kernel-package tools?
They should compile just fine.
If so, I'd like to use the higher rev linux-* source files, rather than wait for them to show up on the unstable sites as kernel-source-*.deb
files.
No need to. There are only experimental sources on kernel.org and 2.6.9 is the latest stable version (which is also available as kernel-source.deb). See the link above to download it from your preferred debian mirror.
joerg
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