Hi, make-kpkg is part of the package kernel-package, which is designed to make it easier to compile kernels. The idea is that one configures the kernel to ones liking, using one of make config, make menuconfig, or make xconfig, and then sit back and let make-kpkg take care of the details of creating a kernel-image*.deb file, which can then be installed with dpkg -i kernel-image*.deb.
The command has to be run from the top level kernel source directory, and the kernel-image*.deb file is put in the parent directory (../). I am biased, but I like to think it is desirable to let the make-kpkg take care of details like modules, System.map, and psdatabase files, as well as allowing simple upgrades, and easily removing older kernels, etc, without mishap. Do read the documentation in the Documentation directory of the kernel source, /usr/doc/kernel-package (sfter you have installed it, of course), and man make-kpkg. I hope this helps. manoj -- "Gentlemen, gentlemen! You can't fight in here! This is the war room!" Doctor Strangelove Manoj Srivastava <url:mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mobile, Alabama USA <url:http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/>